TY - JOUR
T1 - Pelvic lymphocele following radical para-aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy for cervical carcinoma
T2 - Incidence rate and percutaneous management
AU - Conte, Massimo
AU - Panici, Pierluigi Benedetti
AU - Guariglia, Lorenzo
AU - Scambia, Giovanni
AU - Greggi, Stefano
AU - Mancuso, Salvatore
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - Thirty-six women, treated with radical hysterectomy (Piver types III–IV) plus systematic para-aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy for cervical carcinoma, underwent serial postoperative ultrasound examinations to determine the incidence of lymphocele and the therapeutic efficacy of percutaneous catheter drainage. Pelvic lymphoceles, ranging in volume from 46–300 mL, occurred in eight patients (22.2%) between the 12–24th postoperative day. Percutaneous catheter drainage, inserted under local anesthesia, was used for a mean time of 14.5 days (range 4–32), resulting in a mean daily drainage of 92.2 mL and a mean total volume of 1727.5 mL per patient. Catheter drainage allowed complete clinical and sonographic remission in all cases, and only one asymptomatic recurrence was observed at 3-month and 6-month follow-up. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous catheter drainage has proved to be a well-tolerated, safe, and effective technique in the management of lymphocele that obviates the need for more invasive surgical procedures.
AB - Thirty-six women, treated with radical hysterectomy (Piver types III–IV) plus systematic para-aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy for cervical carcinoma, underwent serial postoperative ultrasound examinations to determine the incidence of lymphocele and the therapeutic efficacy of percutaneous catheter drainage. Pelvic lymphoceles, ranging in volume from 46–300 mL, occurred in eight patients (22.2%) between the 12–24th postoperative day. Percutaneous catheter drainage, inserted under local anesthesia, was used for a mean time of 14.5 days (range 4–32), resulting in a mean daily drainage of 92.2 mL and a mean total volume of 1727.5 mL per patient. Catheter drainage allowed complete clinical and sonographic remission in all cases, and only one asymptomatic recurrence was observed at 3-month and 6-month follow-up. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous catheter drainage has proved to be a well-tolerated, safe, and effective technique in the management of lymphocele that obviates the need for more invasive surgical procedures.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2196500
AN - SCOPUS:0025364892
VL - 76
SP - 268
EP - 271
JO - Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - Obstetrics and Gynecology
SN - 0029-7844
IS - 2
ER -