Abstract
A 64-year-old female treated with a Dacron aortobifemoral graft for atherosclerotic vascular disease sought medical evaluation for abdominal pain 6 months later. Studies including ultrasound, radionuclide, angiography, and CT scan suggested a diagnosis of false aneurysm. Surgical intervention subsequently confirmed the diagnosis of lymphocele.
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Puyau, F.A., Adinolfi, M.F. & Kerstein, M.D. Lymphocele around aortic femoral grafts simulating a false aneurysm. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 8, 195–198 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552897
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