title: Treatment of persistent lymphatic drainage after laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection and radical retropubic prostatectomy.
abstract: A patient with a lymphocele after laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy and radical retropubic prostatectomy was treated successfully with a single instillation of diatrizoate meglumine through a Jackson-Pratt drain. The authors review the origin of lymphoceles and various methods for treating them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Albala
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kevwitch
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008210:Lymphocele / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*