title: Treatment of pelvic lymphoceles after renal transplantation by intraperitoneal marsupialization.
abstract: Pelvic lymphoceles following renal transplantation occurred in five of 70 recipients and were treated by intraperitoneal marsupialization. There were no complications other than one recurrence, which was successfully managed by a second marsupialization procedure. Intraperitoneal marsupialization avoids the prolonged wound drainage of external drainage methods, and appears to be the treatment of choice for large pelvic lymphoceles.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008196:Lymph; D010388:Pelvis; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous