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Treatment of lymphocele associated with renal transplant

M L Nicholson1, P S Veitch

  • 1Renal Transplant Unit, General Hospital, Leicester.

A new method of operative drainage of lymphoceles following renal transplantation is described. The technique involves intraperitoneal marsupialisation of the lymphocele cavity followed by insertion of a Tenckhoff peritoneal dialysis catheter to splint open the peritoneal window and act as an internal drain.

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