title: Use of argon beam ablation and sclerotherapy in the treatment of a case of life-threatening total abdominal lymphangiomatosis.
abstract: Congenital peritoneal and retroperitoneal lymphangiomas are rare lesions, which are often difficult to treat. This is the case of a 15 year old who had life-threatening complications from diffuse abdominal lymphagiomatosis after failure of accepted medical and surgical therapies. The authors describe the use of the argon beam coagulator in the treatment of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Cora and Webb Mading Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rothenberg
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Pokorny
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001128:Argon; D001201:Ascites / Q000628:therapy; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000628:therapy*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D015911:Sclerotherapy
chemical_list: D001128:Argon