Lymphatic Interventions

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Location:Phoenix Convention Center, 221AB

CE: 1.5 Credits

Coordinator(s)

Sara Smolinski-Zhao, MD (she/her/hers)

Interventional Radiologist
Massachusetts General Hospital

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Bill Majdalany, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
University of Vermont Medical Center

Disclosure(s): Balt USA: Advisory Committee or Review Panel Member (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):

Sara Smolinski-Zhao, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Bill Majdalany, MD, FSIR: Balt USA: Advisory Committee or Review Panel Member (Ongoing)

This session will review the spectrum of lymphatic interventions performed in interventional radiology, presented by experts with case examples. Diagnostic CT and MRI lymphangiography will also be presented.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participant will have a basic understanding of indications and procedural steps for lymphangiography and thoracic duct embolization.
Upon completion, participant will be able to speak to the utility of CT and MR lymphangiography.
Upon completion, participant with basic skills will be able to expand their practice using advanced techniques described for rare indications.

Presentations:

8:30 AM – 8:43 AM

Chylothorax
Speaker: Ajit K. Yadav, MBBS DNB FVIR EBIR – Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, India
8:43 AM – 8:56 AM

Lymphoceles and Chylous Leaks Related to Thoracic Duct Stenosis
Speaker: Waleska Pabon-Ramos, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Duke Health
8:56 AM – 9:09 AM

Plastic Bronchitis
Speaker: Sara Smolinski-Zhao, MD (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital
9:09 AM – 9:22 AM

Lymphangiography in Protein Losing Enteropathy
Speaker: Maxim Itkin, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
9:22 AM – 9:35 AM

Chylous ascites and Hepatic Lymphorrhea
Speaker: Bill Majdalany, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – University of Vermont Medical Center
9:35 AM – 9:48 AM

MR and CT Lymphangiography
Speaker: Deborah Rabinowitz, MD – Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University
9:48 AM – 10:00 AM

Q & A