Table 1.

Published cases of lymphoceles in the extremities following blunt trauma

Author	Sex	Age (y)	Location of lymphocele	Nature of insult	Management	Outcome
Harrington et al. [1]	Male	14	Right groin	Bicycle handlebar injury	Compression, simple aspiration followed by doxycycline sclerotherapy	Resolution after sclerotherapy
Chaloner and Crozier [2]	Male	35	Left medial thigh	Blow from a rifle butt	Open drainage with partial excision of the sac	Complete resolution
Owen and Ameen [3]	Female	70	Right medial thigh	Following the use of tourniquet during knee arthroscopy	Weekly aspirations	Resolution after 12 wk
Germon et al. [4]	Male	39	Right groin	Crushed against a pillar by a forklift	Conservative management	No treatment required as the lesion was asymptomatic
Vijay et al. [5]	Male	52	Left groin	Following a kick	Aspiration, open drainage followed by doxycycline sclerotherapy	Resolution after intra-lesional injections of doxycycline (7 doses)
Ramachandran et al. [6]	Male	30	Sacral region, right buttock, and thigh	Following a road traffic accident	Aspiration, open drainage followed by endoscopic drainage and peeling of the cyst cavity	Successful resolution
Surana et al. [7]	Male	37	Left medial thigh	Impact from a metal object	Open drainage	Successful resolution
Present case	Male	51	Right groin	Impact from a fallen tree branch	Povidone iodine sclerotherapy followed by open drainage and cyst excision	Successful resolution