Lymphatic fluid flow after thyroid surgery needs to be treated as soon as possible with medication, local tamponade or ligation.
1. Medication: Fluid replacement should be carried out as soon as possible under doctor’s guidance, and tetracycline, silver nitrate solution, polyglucosamine, etc. can be used in order to induce aseptic inflammation locally, thus stimulating the tissue adhesion and making the lymphatic vessels close at the breach.
2. Local tamponade: tamponade can be used to prevent the fluid from continuing to flow out, such as the use of glucose solution wet gelatin sponge tamponade with pressure bandage, which can reduce the leakage of lymphatic fluid and promote the repair of the tissue.
3. Ligation treatment: For severe lymphatic leakage, if the amount of drained fluid is very large every day, it may lead to electrolyte disorders, and surgical treatment should be considered to find out the broken ends of lymphatic ducts as far as possible, and then ligate them.
Postoperative lymphatic drainage after thyroid surgery should be promptly informed to the doctor, under the guidance of the doctor reasonable treatment.