Swelling of the right leg after radical prostate cancer surgery with pelvic lymph node dissection may be due to lower limb venous thrombosis, infection and other factors.
1. Lower extremity venous thrombosis: it may be due to poor postoperative care after prostate cancer surgery, which leads to poor blood return in lower extremity veins, and then causes the formation of lower extremity venous thrombosis. Lower extremity venous thrombosis may also cause swelling, pain, ulcer and other symptoms.
2. Infection: it may be due to the lack of attention to wound hygiene and cleanliness after prostate cancer surgery, which in turn leads to bacterial infection, causing edema and swelling of the right leg. Infection may also cause redness, swelling, fever, itching and other symptoms.
In daily life, you should pay attention to rest, avoid overwork, appropriate exercise, keep local skin clean, if there are symptoms of physical discomfort, you should go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of physicians for treatment.