Laparoscopic marsupialization for symptomatic pelvic lymphocele following lymphadenectomy for ovarian cancer: A case report

Abstract

  We report a case of symptomatic lymphocele treated by laparoscopic marsupialization. A 68-year-old woman who had undergone retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy for ovarian cancer was diagnosed as having pelvic lymphocele. We conservatively treated the case with percutaneous puncture and sclerotherapy using povidone iodine, but were unsuccessful. We then performed laparoscopic marsupialization for the pelvic lymphocele, which proved to be effective as the patient had good recovery. Laparoscopic marsupialization is an effective and minimally invasive procedure to treat pelvic lymphocele in ovarian cancer patients who have undergone lymphadenectomy.