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OBJECTIVE: To present the results of surgical lymphorenal disconnection and its advantages in patients with severe chyluria. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Seventy-eight patients (40 men and 38 women, age 22-58 years) with severe chyluria of variable duration (5 months to 14 years), underwent surgical disconnection of the lymphorenal communication after confirming the diagnosis of chyluria by urine examination for fat globules, lymphangiography to delineate the side, site and extent of lymphorenal communication, and cystoscopy to decide the side to be operated. The areolar tissue containing dilated lymphatics travelling to the kidney in the perirenal and hilar region was dissected and divided between ligatures, thus stripping these structures completely; only one side was operated at a time. RESULTS: All 78 patients were available for a minimum follow-up of 1 year, with the longest follow-up 15 years. Lymphangiography showed unilateral communication in 52 (66%) and bilateral in 26 (34%). If the patient was given a high-fat meal before surgery, the intra-operative visualization of the lymphatics was improved. With unilateral surgery, clearance was achieved in 74 (94%) immediately, with final success in 69 (88%) patients. Of the 26 (34%) patients with bilateral lesions, nine (12%) required bilateral surgery, giving a clearance rate of 97%. In two cases of failure, repeat surgery was successful in one; thus the overall success rate was 98%. CONCLUSION: Lymphorenal disconnection for chyluria is simple, successful as a permanent cure and with almost negligible complications. Bilateral lymphorenal communication seen on lymphangiography does not always warrant bilateral surgery.
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Quilo , Fístula/cirugía , Enfermedades Renales/cirugía , Enfermedades Linfáticas/cirugía , Adulto , Femenino , Fístula/complicaciones , Fístula/diagnóstico por imagen , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Enfermedades Renales/complicaciones , Enfermedades Renales/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades Linfáticas/complicaciones , Enfermedades Linfáticas/diagnóstico por imagen , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Resultado del Tratamiento , Fístula Urinaria/complicaciones , Fístula Urinaria/diagnóstico por imagen , Fístula Urinaria/cirugía , Orina , Pérdida de PesoRESUMEN
In this study medical treatment with alpha blocker-prazosin is compared with transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) in 62 patients suffering from benign enlargement of prostate with a gland size of less than 20 gms. After thorough interrogation patients were offered either TURP or prazosin therapy. Symptom scoring, residual volume of urine and urinary flow rates were estimated in both the groups before and 3 months after the therapy. 23.5% patients in prazosin group while 90% of patients in TURP group had significant improvement. This distinctly brings out the superiority of TURP for benign enlargement of prostate.
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Antagonistas Adrenérgicos alfa/uso terapéutico , Prazosina/uso terapéutico , Hiperplasia Prostática/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Masculino , Hiperplasia Prostática/cirugía , Resección Transuretral de la Próstata , Resultado del Tratamiento , Micción/fisiologíaRESUMEN
A 14 year old boy with a relatively uncommon anterior urethral valve is described herein.