Ding PX, Liu C, Lu HB, Wang L, Li ZM, Lee EW. Giant mediastinal lymphocele after esophagectomy successfully treated with thoracic duct embolization.
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY CASES INNOVATIONS AND TECHNIQUES 2021;
7:215-218. [PMID:
33997556 PMCID:
PMC8093313 DOI:
10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.12.022]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
A 64-year old man had developed a giant mediastinal lymphocele after undergoing esophagectomy for the treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. The thoracic duct was embolized with six micro-coils, followed by embolization using a 1:3 mixture of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl; B. Braun, Melsungen, Germany) and ethiodized oil. Resolution of the lymphocele was achieved within 5 days after embolization. To the best of our knowledge, ours is the first reported case of thoracic duct embolization for the treatment of mediastinal lymphocele.
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