Treatment of Lymphocutaneous Fistulas After Vascular Procedures of the Lower Limb: Accurate Wound Reclosure and 3 Weeks of Consistent and Continuing Drainage

This standardized surgical therapy, consisting of accurate wound closure and 3 weeks of drainage, allowed the healing of 19 of 23 postoperative lymphocutaneous fistulas (an 82. 6 % success rate), without infection, recurrence, or lymphocele formation after 1 year of follow up.