Lawrence "Rusty" Hofmann, MD

Publication Details

• Lymphoscintigraphy in the diagnosis of lymphatic leak after surgical repair of femoral artery injury.

  Jones TR, Carlisle MR, Hofmann LV, Strauss HW, Olcott C. Clin Nucl Med. 2001; 26 (1): 14-7

  Technetium-99m-labeled sulfur colloid lymphoscintigraphy is useful to evaluate lower extremity lymphatic circulation in cases of possible lymphedema and to reveal abnormal lymphatic collections. Groin lymphatic fistulas and lymphoceles are known complications of peripheral vascular surgical procedures. The authors describe a patient with ascites that developed into right lower extremity swelling after surgical repair of a femoral artery injury. Even after surgical ligation of multiple lymphatic channels, the patient continued to have lymphorrhea. It was unclear whether this was attributable to a persistent lymphatic leak or an ascitic leak from a postsurgical defect resulting in an abnormal connection with the peritoneal cavity.

  PubMedID: 11139046