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Postoperative groin lymphocele: an overview of old and new therapeutical strategies

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Lymphatic complications (lymphoma and lymphorrae) following vascular access or interventions in the groin are frequently benign but may increase the risk of wound infection, need for reintervention, and prolong the length of the hospital stay. Several management strategies have been developed so far, including percutaneous drainage, chemical sclerotherapy, and surgery, but a validated treatment algorithm has yet to be established in the current literature. In this paper, the authors investigated the indications and outcomes of currently available strategies for treating groin lymphocele following surgical dissection of the femoral vessels and suggested an algorithm for treating this potentially severe complication.

Source: Veins and Lymphatics

DOI: 10.4081/vl.2024.12826

Authors: Ottavia Borghese, Francesco Sposato, Antonio Luparelli, Julia Paolini, Elena Jacchia, Pierfrancesco Antonio Annuvolo, Silvia Lorusso, Marta Minucci, Yamume Tshomba

Institutions: Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Language: English

Topic: Vascular Procedures and Complications

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4404242187

FWCI: 0.517

Cites: 25

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10