title: Management of symptomatic lymphocele via percutaneous drainage and sclerotherapy with tetracycline.
abstract: Lymph collections following pelvic surgery are usually asymptomatic, but may occasionally produce symptoms requiring invasive therapy. We have successfully obliterated a large lymphocele by employing percutaneous drainage and instilling tetracycline.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: McDowell
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Babaian
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008210:Lymphocele / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013754:Tetracyclines