Management of recurrent lymphocele after renal transplantation using the Tenckhoff catheter.
We use the double-cuff straight Tenckhoff catheter for internalized drainage of the lymphocele into the peritoneal cavity by a subcutaneous tunneling technique. This technique has been performed in a 53-year-old male patient with recurrent symptomatic lymphocele after renal transplantation. There was no evidence of lymphocele recurrence at 6-month follow-up. We believe it is a safe technique to treat the recurrent lymphocele after renal transplantation.
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China. wmchenster@gmail.com
Wen Ming
WM
Chen
Hao Chung
HC
Ho
D002404:Catheterization; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008210:Lymphocele / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence