Intranodal lymphangiography under microsurgery for refractory lymphatic ascites after pelvic lymphadenectomy.

ABSTRACT: Lymphatic ascites is a postoperative complication of lymph node dissection. Most symptomatic cases improve with conservative treatments. However, optimal management strategies for intractable lymphatic ascites remain controversial, and clinicians sometimes encounter intractable lymphatic ascites that does not respond to conservative management. We herein report a case of postoperative intractable lymphatic ascites that was successfully treated with intranodal lymphangiography (LG) from inguinal lymph nodes under microsurgery. A 56-year-old woman was diagnosed with stage II endometrial cancer and underwent total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomies. On postoperative day (POD) 13, the patient presented with abdominal dis

SUBMITTER: Higami S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10885726 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature