Treatment of a postoperative cervical chylous lymphocele by percutaneous sclerosing with povidone-iodine |
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Authors: | MH Seelig PJ Klingler WA Oldenburg |
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Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. |
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Abstract: | The development of postoperative leaks of the thoracic duct after neck dissection or vascular surgery of the subclavian and vertebral artery is a well-known but rare complication. Usually, an injury of the duct manifests immediately after the operation with chylous drainage. Presentation as a postoperative lymphocele is rare. Operative treatment may be an option, but identification of the leak often is impossible, resulting in a high rate of failure. Percutaneous catheter drainage in combination with sclerosis with povidone-iodine has proved to be highly effective in obliterating pelvic lymphoceles but has not been reported in patients who have undergone vascular surgery in the neck. We present a case in which a povidone-iodine solution was used successfully in percutaneous sclerosis of a cervical lymphocele after transposition of the left subclavian artery to the left common carotid artery. |
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