Surgical Management of Lymphatic Leakage
Hashem Bark Awadh Abood
Dr. Samir Abbas Hospital, Jeddah King Fahad Hospital – Albaha, Saudi Arabia.
Atheer Hamad Alatawi
Tabuk University, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz Ali ALMohammed
College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mutasim Hassan Alhasani
College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saleh Amir Almutairi
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman Nasser Abohaimid
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia.
Ziyad Fahad Althobaiti
Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Asmaa Mamoun Kremli
Dallah Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Rahaf Hamed M. Alrayiqi
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulkareem Mamoon Abdullah
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia.
Mashael Sultan AlSadoon
Dallah Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Zainab Ali Alhassar
Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Muath Mohammed AlMuqhim
King Salman Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract
Lymphatics are found in almost every organ in the body, and they produce a variety of waste products that must be eliminated. lymphatic leakage is a typical occurrence. It can cause immunodeficiency as well as nutritional issues. Furthermore, it has a significant morbidity and death rate, depending on the existence of an underlying illness. Lymphatic leakage can be congenital, traumatic, or cancerous, and occurs when the lymphatic system is disrupted. It might take the following forms: Chylothorax, Lymphatic Fistula, Chylous Ascites. treatment of lymph leaks includes: reduction of lymphatic flow through physiological or pharmacological manipulation; replacement of fluid and electrolytes, as well as interventional procedure and/or direct surgical closure. In this review we’ll be discussing lymphatic system anatomy, its leakage and its management.
Keywords: lymph ascites, lymphocele, chyloperitoneum