Bleomycin sclerotherapy of an intractable inguinal lymphocyst.
One of the complications of an inguinal lymphadenectomy is formation of a lymphocyst. The literature dealing with management of this complication is scant. In this report we present a patient who developed an inguinal lymphocyst which did not respond to percutaneous drainage, but was successfully treated with sclerotherapy using bleomycin. Based on our experience and review of the literature a scheme for the management of groin lymphocysts is presented.
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Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco 94117.
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D000368:Aged; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000473:pathology*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects; D008210:Lymphocele / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods*
D001761:Bleomycin