title: [Sclerotherapy of postoperative lymphocele].
abstract: Postoperative lymphocele is a well-documented complication of gynecological operations involving pelvic and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. It is not uncommon following renal transplantation. We report a 77-year-old woman with a lymphocele which developed 4 months after panhysterectomy. Diagnosis was by CT scan, confirmed by aspiration and cytology. Percutaneous drainage and sclerotherapy with tetracycline was curative. This appears to be the treatment of choice for lymphocele and is superior to repeated aspirations and surgical intervention, the current usual treatment.
authors: Dept. of General Surgery B, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Ravid
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Papo
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Kaplan
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Klausner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008210:Lymphocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D013752:Tetracycline