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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR 2019; 03(01): 065-066
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1681121
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1681121
Case Report
Direct Percutaneous Embolization of a Lymphocutaneous Fistula
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Publication History
Received: 06 December 2018
Accepted after revision: 02 January 2019
Publication Date:
18 March 2019 (online)
Abstract
Lymphocutaneous fistula is a rare clinical condition and presents both a diagnostic and a therapeutic challenge. The authors report a case of secondary lymphocutaneous fistula that was undiagnosed and untreated on several occasions but was successfully treated with direct percutaneous embolization.
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