Pulmonary-Function Abnormalities after Lymphangiography

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Abstract
IODIZED oil (Ethiodol) infused directly into the lymphatic vessels permits radiographic visualization of remote lymph nodes in the pelvis and retroperitoneum and has proved to be valuable in the management of cancer involving the reticuloendothelial system.1 , 2 In a review of over 4000 patients examined by means of lymphangiography respiratory symptoms and clinical evidence of pulmonary vascular obstructions were rare.1 Although only 1 of our patients complained of "chest tightness" after the procedure the results of specialized pulmonary-function tests indicated transient obstruction of pulmonary capillaries in every case. Anatomic studies in dogs confirmed that oil microemboli lodged in pulmonary capillaries.Methods . . .

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