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Table 2 Surgical, chemotherapy-, and radiotherapy-associated complications

From: Pelvic Ewing sarcoma: a retrospective outcome analysis of 104 patients who underwent pelvic tumor resection at a single supra-regional center

Surgical complications Chemotherapy-associated complications
Intraoperative Urogenital/intestinal intra- and perioperative Neoplastic n Neurological n
Major n Minor n Tumor progression under chemo 1 Polyneuropathy 8
Lumbosacral plexus injury (manipulation) 24 Urinary tract infection 10 Cardiovascular n Epileptic seizure 4
  Pyelonephritis 1   Psychosis 2
Iliac vessel injury 3 Testicular varicocele 1 Cardiomyopathy 4 Temporary character change 1
Cerebrospinal fluid leak 2 Iatrogenic undescended testis 1 Long QT syndrome 2 Reduced vigilance 1
Implant malposition (screw) 1 Long-term DVT (associated w/ Port-a-cath) 2 Myoclonic twitches 1
Minor n Limb shortening 49 Sinus bradycardia 1 Impaired coordination 1
Allergic reaction 1 Chronic pain 26 Arterial hypertension 1 Encephalopathy 1
Perioperative Femoral head necrosis 21 Ventricular tachycardia 1  
Major n Secondary scoliotic deformity 17 SVT and AVNRT 1 Acoustic n
Diarrhea, enteritis, colitis 14 Implant failure (screw) 14 Nephrological n High-frequency hearing loss 1
Sepsis/SIRS 1/1 Lymphedema, erysipelas 14 Chronic renal failure 11 Acute hearing loss 1
Cerebrospinal fluid fistula 1 Inactivity-induced osteopenia 12 Tubular nephropathy 7  
Spinal hematoma (residual permanent neurological deficit) 1 Talipes equinus 11 Fanconi syndrome 6 Infectious/allergic n
  Coxarthritis 9  
Ischemia lower limb 1 Fracture 8 Endocrinological n Pneumonia 7
Minor n Pseudarthrosis 5 Secondary amenorrhea 8 Sepsis 6
DVT 3 Dislocation 4 Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism 8 Infection port-a-cath 4
Allergic reaction 1 THR 3 Ovarian insufficiency 1 Septic multi-organ failure 1
Urogenital/intestinal intra- and perioperative Depressive episodes 2 Hypergonadotropic azoospermia 1 Transfusion-associated allergic reaction 14
  Scar hernia 2  
Major n Suicide attempt 1  
Urinary incontinence 7 Stasis eczema 1  
Ureter stenosis 5 Hyperlordosis 1 Radiotherapy-associated complications
Urethra injury 4 Implant loosening 1   n
Bladder injury 3    Radiation-induced dermatitis 5 Radiation-induced osteosarcoma 1
Vagina injury 3 WHD and DWI  
Vulva injury 1 Total 32  
Urosepsis 2 Early 18  
Iatrogenic urinoma 1 Late 14  
Fistula (bladder/abdominal wall) 1 Conservative antibiotics 3  
Fecal incontinence 1 Operative revision 29  
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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