There were eight (9%) patients who had
lymphorrhea which completely stopped in a month with conservative management.
She had bilateral inguinal wound separation and excessive
lymphorrhea postoperatively.
Any leaking skin change (i.e.,
Lymphorrhea) (Figure 7), wound or eruption must be also recorded.
Regarding surgical complications, 36 patients developed skin necrosis, 23 suffered skin graft loss, 11 developed hematomas/seromas, 9 contracted infections, and 1 developed
lymphorrhea (Table 7).
These were
lymphorrhea, permanent hypocalcaemia, and permanent recurrent nerve palsy, in one case, respectively (3.3%, resp.).
Early complications developed as
lymphorrhea in 1.69% and wound infection in 1.69% of patients.
Treatment and prevention of
lymphorrhea after radical gastrectomy of gastric cancer.
Postoperative recovery was smooth, but the patient had increased drain output and
lymphorrhea which settled in 6 days.
Physicosocial morbidity, decreased extremity function, cellulitis, epidermal lymph leak (
lymphorrhea), and lymphangiosarcoma development are observed in lymphedema patients.
Cromi et al., "Lymphoceles,
lymphorrhea, and lymphedema after laparoscopic and open endometrial cancer staging," Annals of Surgical Oncology, vol.
"For patients with this history, if they have any genital swelling; changes in the skin texture; changes in hair growth; thickening of the labia; the presence of papillomas or discreet warty growths; or
lymphorrhea, which is leakage of serous fluid through compromised or intact skin, think lymphedema," she said.
Manning, "Somatostatin treatment of massive
lymphorrhea following excision of a lymphatic malformation," International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, vol.
