Key aspects of the procedure are S horter skin incision L imitation of the dissection by excluding the area lateral to the femoral artery and caudal to the fossa ovalis P reservation of the saphenous vein & E limination of the need to transpose the Sartorius muscle.
R ight inguinal region after modified lymphadenectomy
Palpable Inguinal Adenopathy or Positive Inguinal Nodes
Radical Inguinofemoral Lymph Node Dissection
Ilioinguinal lymph node dissection
Initial dissection for radical IFLND
A fter saphenous-sparing, radical, left IFLND
P acket will remain in continuity with the pelvic dissection in the area of the femoral canal
A fter right radical IFLND
Sartorius transposition
Closure Primary closure …… .usually possible If large area of inguinal soft tissue sacrificed, primary closure may be obtained by scrotal skin rotation flaps, a bdominal wall advancement flap myocutaneous flap based on the rectus abdominis or tensor fasciae latae
Post-op Bed rest for 2 or 3 days Pneumatic compression stockings are used. D rains are removed after 5 to 7 days, when drainage is less than 30 to 40 mL/ day. S uppressive dose of a cephalosporin for 1 to 2 months.
Complications Minor ( 40-56% of dissections ) lymphocele , wound infection or necrosis lymphedema Major 4-21% of patients Debilitating lymphedema Flap necrosis Lymphocele req. intervent’n DVT PE