Incidence of lymphocoele following lymph node dissection after robot assisted radical prostatectomy

Incidence of lymphocoele following lymph node dissection after robot assisted radical prostatectomy

In an article by Keskin et al published in BJUI (2016) the authors Analyse 521 patients. At 1 month 9% had USS detected lymphocoeles, 76%regressed by 3 months. Overall 2.5% developed symptomatic lymphocoeles but if a lymphocoele persisted until 3 months 64% became symptomatic. The authors suggested USS at 3 months and percutaneous drainage if a lymphocoele was detected.