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Twelve patients presented for percutaneous catheter drainage of 13 postoperative pelvic lymphoceles. Six patients with 7 lymphoceles were treated with povidone-iodine sclerosis prior to catheter removal. Only 1 lymphocele (which continued to drain large amounts of fluid during and after the sclerosis procedure) recurred. Six patients with 6 lymphoceles had their percutaneous catheters removed without sclerosis. Fluid collections recurred in 3 instances, necessitating repeat percutaneous drainage (2 patients) or surgery (1 patient). Percutaneous therapy is the treatment of choice for patients with postoperative lymphoceles. Povidoneiodine sclerosis is often effective in preventing reaccumulation of fluid once the lymphocele cavity is collapsed.
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Cohan, R.H., Saeed, M., Schwab, S.J. et al. Povidone-Iodine sclerosis of pelvic lymphoceles: A prospective study. Urol Radiol 10, 203–206 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926570
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