title: Use of talcum in sclerotherapy of pelvic lymphoceles.
abstract: Lymphoceles sometimes constitute an inconvenient problem after pelvic surgery combined with lymphadenectomy. We report on a case of a patient with carcinoma of the prostate treated by radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy, who developed a large pelvic lymphocele after surgery. The lymphocele was drained by a nephrostomy tube and sclerotherapy using a talcum solution was performed. Talcum is frequently used successfully in pleurodesis. The lymphocele disappeared within 2 weeks after one administration of the solution. Sclerotherapy with a talcum solution can be recommended as a simple, safe, and effective method in pelvic lymphoceles. The single dose and the lack of side effects are advantageous to other agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, General Hospital Wels, Austria.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Teiche
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pauer
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schmid
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008210:Lymphocele / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D013627:Talc / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D013627:Talc