Therapeutic lymphangiography
Therapeutic lymphangiography
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治疗性淋巴管造影
DOI:
10.11407/ivr.34.177
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2020
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今井 裕
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松本 知博;長谷部 光泉;富田 康介;亀井 俊佑;橋田 和靖;須田 慧;山本 章太;吉松 梨香;山上 卓士;今井 裕
Loss of chyle into the thoracic/peritoneal cavity can lead to serious life-threatening conse-quences because of the significant loss of fluid, plasma protein, fats and immunoregulatory lymphocytes, and clinical features of severe malnutrition, hyponatraemia, acidosis, hy-pocalcaemia and susceptibility to infection. We reported that lymphangiography was effective not only for diagnosis but also as treatment for various chyle leakages. Since then, reports on lymphatic interventions including therapeutic lymphangiography for lymphatic leaks and thoracic duct embolization (TDE) for postoperative chylothorax have been increasing in number. However, postoperative lymphatic leakage remains a challenging clinical problem with high mortality in post esophageal surgery. Despite this clinical problem, an animal model for lymphatic interventions has not been developed so far. There have been a few reports on a swine model of lymphangiography and TDE. It is true that a swine model mimics the human lym-phatics. However, a swine model has higher maintenance costs and is harder to handle. Spe-cialized infrastructure and trained personnel are needed for experimental study in swine. On the other hand, rabbits are inexpensive, easy to manage in a laboratory setting and have an organ system like that of humans. For lymphatic interventions and future lymphatic imaging, detailed lymphatic anatomical features in a rabbit model should be elucidated. Here, we would like to introduce therapeutic lymphangiography for various lymphatic leaks, and feasibility of lym-phangiography and the visibility of the lymphatic system on post-lymphangiographic multi-detector row CT for preclinical lymphatic interventions in a rabbit model.