ArticlePediatric surgery international2022
Lymphatic malformations in children: retrospective review of surgical and interventional management.
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- Macrocystic lymphatic malformation of the gluteal region complicated by abscess formation: the crucial role of multimodal imaging in pediatric emergency care - case report and literature review.Journal of ultrasonography · 2026Article
- Study on the Application of Indocyanine Green Lymphography in the Management of Microcystic Lymphatic Malformation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Surgical Management of Pediatric Lymphatic Malformations: A Cross-Sectional Study of Outcomes, Complications, and Recurrence at a Tertiary Care Center.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Topical Sirolimus Gel for the Treatment of Superficial Microcystic Lymphatic Malformations in Pediatric Patients: A Case Series.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2026Article
- Sclerothrapy of giant lymphatic malformation in neonates.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Article
- A multi-step approach to overcome challenges in the management of head and neck lymphatic malformations, and response to treatment.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2024Article
- Laparoscopic-assisted sclerotherapy in pediatric retroperitoneal lymphatic malformations.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeLymphatic malformations (LMs) are classified as macrocystic, microcystic or mixed. Treatment depends on their characteristics: surgery, sclerotherapy, both combined, systemic treatment or observation. This study aims to analyze the surgical and interventional management of LMs in children over the last two decades in our university hospital.
methodsManagement of children born with LMs between 2000 and 2019 was reviewed. Parameters collected were: malformation characteristics, type of treatment, symptoms, imaging, timing of diagnosis and first treatment, number of interventions, recovery rate, complications and length of stay.
resultsFiles of 48 children were reviewed: 27 with macrocystic and 21 with microcystic LMs. There was no statistically significant difference in type of treatment except for combined treatment, more performed in microcystic LMs (p = 0.04). Symptoms, imaging, timing of diagnosis and first treatment, number of interventions and complications were not statistically significant. Overall, the number of surgeries was lower than sclerotherapies (p = 0.04). Recovery rate after surgery was higher in macrocystic LMs (p = 0.01). Complications and length of stay were not statistically significant.
conclusionA good rate of recovery was observed when surgery was performed, with no significant increase in complications and length of stay. A prospective study will be determinant to create a decisional algorithm for children with LMs.
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