Intranodal Lymphangiography With High-Dose Ethiodized Oil Shows Efficient Results in Patients With Refractory, High-Output Postsurgical Chylothorax: A Retrospective Study.

AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology
Thomas JardinetGeert Maleux

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intranodal lymphangiography (INL) with high-dose ethiodized oil in patients with postoperative refractory chylothorax. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A retrospective review of a cohort of 18 patients with refractory postoperative chylothorax seen between May 2015 and March 2019 was conducted. All patients underwent intranodal lymphangiography with high doses of ethiodized oil (mean, 75 mL; range, 40-140 mL). The following information was gathered from the institutional database: patient demographics, type of surgery, output volumes, interval between surgery and lymphangiography, imaging results, amount of ethiodized oil injected, clinical success, and time to resolution. RESULTS. Of the 18 patients, 11 (61%) had previously undergone thoracic duct ligation, and seven (39%) had not. A lymphatic leak was confirmed by lymphangiography in 12 of 18 patients (67%). A total of five patients underwent a second session of INL, which was successful in three of the patients (60%). Removal of all chest tubes was possible in 15 of 18 patients (83%) after a mean of 12 days (range, 1-25 days). Two patients had an anastomotic leak develop after esophagectomy and died with th...Continue Reading

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