Giant mediastinal lymphocele after esophagectomy successfully treated with thoracic duct embolization
oleh: Peng-Xu Ding, MD, PhD, Chao Liu, MD, Hui-Bin Lu, MD, Ling Wang, MD, Zong-Ming Li, MD, Edward Wolfgang Lee, MD, PhD, FSIR
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2021-06-01 |
Deskripsi
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.