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ArticleCureus2022

The Use of Ethanol Sclerotherapy To Treat a Large Cervical Lymphocele.

Timothy B Shaver, Muhammad El Shatanofy, Weston Niermeyer, Arjun Joshi

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Timothy B ShaverOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA.
Muhammad El ShatanofyOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA.
Weston NiermeyerOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA.
Arjun JoshiDivision of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA.
George Washington University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical lymphoceles are atypical lymphatic accumulations that develop within the subcutaneous tissue of the neck. While these accumulations have traditionally been removed via surgical excision, sclerotherapy has recently emerged as a reasonable option to prevent injury to surrounding vascular, neurologic, and pulmonary structures. The purpose of this case report is to describe the efficacy of ethanol sclerotherapy for a cervical lymphocele refractory to surgical embolization. We present the case of a 70-year-old male with a large cervical lymphocele that was initially treated with surgical embolization. The mass rapidly reaccumulated within two weeks and the patient subsequently underwent ethanol sclerotherapy with no evidence of re-accumulation after 18 months. This case highlights the utility of ethanol due to its better side-effect profile, widespread availability, and cheaper cost when compared to better-described agents.

Indexed as

cervical lymphoceleethanolneck masssclerotherapyultrasound

Identifiers

PMID36721545
PMCPMC9881499
OpenAlexW4312224628

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