Lymphatic fistula after vascular reconstruction: a case-control study
Murphy, J.L.; Cole, C.W.; White, P.M.; Barber, G.G.; Bouchard, A.G.; McPhail, N.V.; Waddell, W.G.; Wellington, J.L.
Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien de Chirurgie 34(1): 76-78
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-428X PMID: 1997153 Document Number: 386772
A retrospective case-control study was carried out to assess the importance of lymphatic fistulas that develop after vascular reconstruction and to determine the risk factors associated with them. The authors compared 35 patients who had lymphatic fistula after vascular reconstruction with 70 control patients, taken from the same database. They found a significant difference between the two groups only in age and indication for surgery: lymphatic fistulas were more likely to develop in older patients and in patients who underwent aortobifemoral bypass for limb salvage rather than for claudication (p less than 0.05).