Diagnostic lymphangiography with therapeutic effect: Since more than 70 years Lipiodol is used as an off-label standard of care for chylothorax - why not convert to on-label use?

Mosler, Frank; Mertineit, Nando; Kampmann, Manuel; Nöldge, G

doi:10.59667/sjoranm.v1i.14

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Diagnostic lymphangiography with therapeutic effect: Since more than 70 years Lipiodol is used as an off-label standard of care for chylothorax - why not convert to on-label use?

Published in Swiss Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine • Jun 1, 2023

Authors:

Frank Mosler

Nando Mertineit

Manuel Kampmann

Abstract

Purpose: The use of Lipiodol as a diagnostic agent and off-label therapeutic agent has been investigated in well over 395 publications listed in Pubmed under the key words: lymphangiography and chylothorax in the time period between 1921-2021. While Lipiodol® ultra-fluid has been approved for use as...

Subject

Lipiodol

Medicine

Chylothorax

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