Case Report

A Case of Continuous Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Abdominal Infected Lymphocele after Kidney Transplantation

Table 1

14-year literature review on posttransplant lymphocele: 15 cases operatively managed at least.

Author of transplantLymphoceles ()Incidence (%)Symptomatic lymphoceles ()Presentation days median (range)Diameter (cm)
mean (range)
Volume (mL)
mean (range)
Graft loss ()Infection ()Conservative management (recurrence)Percutaneous treatment (recurrence)Laparoscopic fenestration (recurrence)Open surgery (recurrence)Surgical complication ()

Duepree et al. [13]1502905.99052 (13–1398)NDND000056 (4)344
Hamed et al. [12]480316.43166 (19–111)ND200 (45–2000)00031 (19)19 (4)40
Bailey et al. [14]1863603.260NDNDND000020 (2)42 (2)0
Øyen et al. [15]385348.834147 (18–1110)NDND0034026 (2)10 (1)0
Florian Fuller et al. [16]1383626.136NDND480 (ND)06020 (6)8140
Hamza et al. [5]620426.842NDND250 (80–125)08042 (24)17 (3)10 (1)0
Atray et al. [17]1289241.924121 (35–631)ND977 (200–2000)043 (0)7 (5)317 (3)1
Smyth et al. [18]386246.21329 (17–40)ND354 (ND)0301303 (0)0
Król et al. [19]2147177.91742 (10–90)NDND00011 (7)013 (0)0
Ulrich et al. [4]426429.924ND (2–4)7.8 (ND)ND00187 (7)26 (2)00
Zargar-Shoshtari et al. [20]744364.814ND (10–182)NDND00ND14 (7)5 (1)3 (0)0
Lee et al. [21]15495.8919 (6–28)5 (1.5–8)ND015 (3)7 (4)1 (0)3 (0)0
Choudhrie et al. [22]1363352.53529 (7–3670)NDND00ND25 (7)17 (0)00

: number; ND: not determined.