Description and demonstration of the feasibility of laparoscopic management of symptomatic pelvic lymphocele after surgical staging in gynecological cancer surgery. Step-by-step description of the surgical procedure using pictures and an educational video. Patient gave informed consent for the use of images and the full video article was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Hospital of Sant Pau. Lymphocele is one of the most common complications of pelvic or lumbo-aortic lymphadenectomy. Although the incidence is variable at 1-58%, around 5-18% of cases are symptomatic. Only symptomatic lymphocele requires treatment, which can be medical or interventional. Drainage is usuallyperformed by guided radiology although a surgical approach has shown a lower rate of recurrence. A 64-years-old woman diagnosed withendometrial carcinosarcoma was staged laparoscopically by pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy. Para-aortic lymphadenectomy wasperformed using an extraperitoneal approach. Three weeks later she presented with an intense and persistent burning pain, radiating towardsthe left leg. Computed tomography imaging suggested the presence of a 10x7.6 cm lymphocele adjacent to the left external iliac vessels.Laparoscopy was performed with four-port placement configuration, enabling the identification of a large, bilobed lymphocele, adjacent to theleft pelvic wall and left paracolic gutter. Adhesiolysis and identification of main landmarks in the left paracolic gutter and left paravesical fossawas performed as a first step. Peritoneum of each lymphocele was opened in the caudal region and the opening was broadened to facilitatelymph drainage. Owing to the low morbidity and excellent results, we suggest that laparoscopic drainage should be performed as a feasible anduseful treatment for pelvic symptomatic lymphoceles.
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