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CVIR Endovasc
October 2022
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Background: Lymphoceles can result from disruption of lymphatic vessels after surgical procedures in areas with extensive lymphatic networks. Percutaneous catheter drainage with sclerotherapy can be performed for the treatment of lymphoceles. OK-432 has been used to treat benign cysts, such as lymphangioma and ranula.
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September 2022
Department of Endoscopy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfengdong Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, China.
Background: Gastric lymphangioma is one of the highly rare benign tumors characterized by multilocular or unilocular lymphatic spaces. Herein, we report a case of lymphangioma in the gastric antrum.
Case Presentation: A 77-year-old male patient who had been experiencing epigastric discomfort for a year was presented to our hospital.
Dermatol Surg
September 2022
Department of Dermatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas.
Background: Polidocanol is an FDA-approved treatment of incompetent great saphenous veins, accessory saphenous veins, and visible varicosities of the great saphenous vein system, but numerous other off-label dermatological applications have been reported.
Objective: To describe the various off-label dermatological clinical uses of polidocanol, as well as efficacy and adverse effects.
Methods: The review of studies searchable on PubMed from 2004 to 2021 describing clinical uses of polidocanol to determine efficacy and adverse effects associated with various dermatologic applications.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
May 2022
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The International Center for Lymphedema, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Several treatment options, including sclerotherapy and surgical excision, are available for the management of cystic lymphangioma. Lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA) has recently garnered attention in the field of microsurgery as a minimally invasive surgical reconstruction strategy. Combined treatment using surgical excision and LVA for large or persistent cystic lymphatic malformations has been reported but can be very invasive.
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January 2022
Department of Anaesthesia, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Lymphatic cyst in the cervical region presents a great challenge to the anesthesiologist. The anesthetic difficulties are because of the extension of the cyst, difficult airway, postoperative respiratory obstruction, and coexisting anomalies. The management of such patients depends on direct communication between the surgeon and anesthesiologist.
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