Causes and treatment of lymphatic fistulas after the radical operation of gastric cancer
- VernacularTitle:胃癌根治术后腹腔淋巴瘘的发生原因及处理
- Author:
Yueping LONG
;
Yong LI
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
GASTRECTOMY/adv eff;
STOMACH NEOPLASMS/surg;
LYMPHATIC FISTULAS/etiol
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
1993;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the causes and treatment of lymphatic fistulas(LF) after radical operation of gastric cancer . Methods We observed the clinical data of 31 cases of lymphatic fistulas after the radical operation of gastric cancer , including the amount of drainage from the abdominal cavity, the levels of hemoglobin and serum albumin, post operative morbidity and the survival rate. Meanwhile, the difference in the amount of abdominal drainage before and after using octreitide was observed in LF patients. Results The rate of complications in the LF group was significantly higher than that in the non LF group(control group) (P
