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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2025

Effective Intractable Chylous Ascites Treatment by Lymphangiography with Lipiodol in a Patient with Follicular Lymphoma.

Ryohei Sumitani, Kohei Higashi, Masahiro Oura, Yusaku Maeda, Hikaru Yagi, Kimiko Sogabe, Mamiko Takahashi, Takeshi Harada, Shiro Fujii, Hirokazu Miki and 2 more

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Ryohei SumitaniDepartment of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan.
Kohei HigashiDepartment of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan.
Masahiro OuraDepartment of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan.
Yusaku MaedaDepartment of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan.
Hikaru YagiDepartment of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan.
Kimiko SogabeDepartment of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan.
Mamiko TakahashiDepartment of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan.
Takeshi HaradaDepartment of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan.
Shiro FujiiDepartment of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan.
Hirokazu MikiDivision of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Tokushima University Hospital, Japan.
Masahiro AbeDepartment of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan.
Shingen NakamuraDepartment of Community Medicine and Medical Science, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 66-year-old woman was diagnosed with stage IV follicular lymphoma with a large tumor extending from the celiac artery to pelvis. Initial chemotherapy improved her lymphoma, but caused severe chylous ascites, requiring frequent paracentesis. Lymphoscintigraphy revealed radioisotope leakage into the abdominal cavity at the level of the renal hilum, indicating lymphatic vessel perforation. Lymphangiography with Lipiodol quickly resolved the chylous ascites. This case indicates that refractory chylous ascites with shrinking retroperitoneal lymphoma may require direct intervention in lymphatic vessels, and lymphangiography with Lipiodol may be effective not only as a tool for diagnosing lymphatic leakage sites but also as a treatment for lymphatic vessel damage.

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Chylous AscitesEthiodized OilLymphographyLymphoma, FollicularAgedFemaleHumansTreatment OutcomeEthiodized Oilchylous ascitesLipiodollymphangiographymalignant lymphoma

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PMID39343573
PMCPMC12097837

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