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Pediatr."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To investigate the efficacy of interventional and surgical treatment for pediatric abdominal lymphatic cysts (ALC), and provide evidence for the selection of clinical treatment strategies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of children with ALC from January 2015 to December 2025. The patients were divided into an interventional group and a surgical group according to the initial treatment modality. Baseline data were collected for all patients meeting the inclusion criteria, encompassing variables such as gender, age, weight, pre-treatment cyst size, clinical manifestations, cyst location, cyst type, treatment method, treatment efficacy, postoperative complications, and recurrence rate. These data were subsequently compared across different groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The present study included a total of 21 pediatric patients diagnosed with abdominal lymphangioma, comprising 12 males and 9 females, with a mean age of 6.33\u2009\u00b1\u20092.54 years. Participants were allocated into two groups based on their initial treatment: the intervention group (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20099) and the operation group (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200912). The follow-up period post-discharge ranged from 6 months to 10 years, with a median duration of 4.2 years. No significant differences were observed between the two groups concerning gender, age, weight, cyst size, cyst location, or cyst type (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05). However, the incidence of acute abdomen was significantly higher in the operation group compared to the intervention group (6 cases\n                      <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic>\n                      0 cases). There were no statistically significant differences in the incidence of postoperative complications or recurrence rates (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05). Conversely, the operation group exhibited a significantly higher treatment efficacy rate (100%\n                      <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic>\n                      66.7%), hospitalization costs (14,418\u2009\u00b1\u20092,031 yuan\n                      <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic>\n                      11,075\u2009\u00b1\u20091,309 yuan), and length of hospital stay (8.5\u2009\u00b1\u20092.2 days\n                      <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic>\n                      5.3\u2009\u00b1\u20091.6 days) compared to the intervention group, with these differences being statistically significant (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Interventional therapy may serve as the primary treatment option for ALC, offering benefits such as minimal invasiveness, rapid recovery, and cost-effectiveness. 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