Table 2.
Imaging findings of X-ray lymphangiograms. Findings of the entire patient cohort as well as patient subgroups with thoracic (chylothorax/chylopericardium), abdominal (chylous ascites) or abdomino-thoracic (chylothorax/chylopericardium and chylous ascites) effusions.
Overall [n = 78] |
Thoracic [n = 48] |
Abdominal [n = 22] |
Abdomino-Thoracic [n = 8] |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Leakage | 38 (48.7%) |
29 (60.4%) |
8 (36.4%) |
1 (12.5%) |
Chylolymphatic reflux | 11 (14.1%) |
10 (20.8%) |
0 (0.0%) |
1 (12.5%) |
Obstruction with reflux or leakage | 4 (5.1%) |
3 (6.3%) |
0 (0.0%) |
1 (12.5%) |
Obstruction without reflux or leakage | 18 (23.1%) |
3 (6.3%) |
11 (50.0%) |
4 (50.0%) |
Lymphatic mass | 4 (5.1%) |
3 (6.3%) |
0 (0.0%) |
1 (12.5%) |
Normal findings | 3 (3.8%) |
0 (0.0%) |
3 (13.6%) |
0 (0.0%) |