Minocycline instillation for lymphorrhea after extraperitoneal pelvic lymphadenectomy. OFF
Okamura, K.; Kuriki, O.; Nakano, Y.; Tanaka, J.; Shimoji, T.; Miyake, K.
Hinyokika Kiyo. Acta Urologica Japonica 39(6): 529-531
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0018-1994 PMID: 8337979 Document Number: 420135
We managed four cases of lymphorrhea after extraperitoneal pelvic lymphadenectomy by means of minocycline instillation into the cavity around the drainage tube. Two patients had concomitantly undergone cystectomy and one prostatectomy via the extraperitoneal approach. In all four cases, the lymphorrhea markedly subsided, which dramatically shortened the duration of drainage. No side effects occurred. These findings indicate that minocycline instillation is an efficacious treatment for lymphorrhea.