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A review of factors that influence individual compliance with mass drug administration for elimination of lymphatic filariasis. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: The success of programs to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) depends in large part on their ability to achieve and sustain high levels of compliance with mass drug administration (MDA). This paper reports results from a comprehensive review
Fischer, Peter U, Krentel, Alison, Weil, Gary J   +2 more
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Economic Costs and Benefits of a Community-Based Lymphedema Management Program for Lymphatic Filariasis in Odisha State, India [PDF]

, 2016
Lymphatic filariasis afflicts 68 million people in 73 countries, including 17 million persons living with chronic lymphedema. The Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis aims to stop new infections and to provide care for persons already ...
Addiss, David, Fox, LeAnne, Rout, Jonathan, Sawers, Larry, Stillwaggon, Eileen   +4 more
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Upgradation of Lymph Supermicrosurgical Skills through Lymphatic Venous Anastomosis

Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2022
Supermicrosurgery, a technique involving the dissection and anastomosis of small vessels, has revolutionized the field of lymphedema treatment. However, in a lymphatic venous anastomosis, an arduous technique is required to manipulate the 0.1-0.8-mm ...
Hirofumi Imai, Shuhei Yoshida, Toshiro Mese, Solji Roh, Isao Koshima   +4 more
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How to Dissect Lymphatics under Loupes for Line Production System for Multiple Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery Open, 2020
Background A surgical line production system using loupes to dissect lymphatics and veins is a cost-effective way of performing multiple lymphaticovenular anastomoses.
Tarek Elsayed Mohamed Eldahshoury, Shuhei Yoshida, Isao Koshima, Hirofumi Imai, Toshio Uchiki, Ayano Sasaki, Shogo Nagamatsu, Kazunori Yokota   +7 more
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Mutations in GATA2 cause primary lymphedema associated with a predisposition to acute myeloid leukemia (Emberger syndrome). [PDF]

, 2011
We report an allelic series of eight mutations in GATA2 underlying Emberger syndrome, an autosomal dominant primary lymphedema associated with a predisposition to acute myeloid leukemia.
C Preudhomme, Colin G Steward, Daniela T Pilz, Dimitra Dafou, F-Y Tsai, Fiona C Connell, Glen Brice, Ines Martinez-Corral, M Haugas, M Khandekar, Michael A Simpson, ML Smith, NP Rodrigues, P Callier, Peter Lunt, Peter S Mortimer, Pia Ostergaard, Q Tong, R Zheng, Richard C Trembath, Russell Keenan, S Mansour, S-J Zhang, Sahar Mansour, Sarah Smithson, Shirley Hodgson, Steve Jeffery, T Pabst, Taija Makinen, Tatjana Kilo, Victoria A Murday, W-J Song, Wesley J Woollard   +32 more
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A rare truncal collateral lymph drainage pathway seen on indocyanine green lymphography in patients with secondary lower limb lymphedema

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2023
Objective: Although collateral lymphatic vessels are known to develop in patients with lymphedema, little is known about their significance. In this study, we investigated truncal collateral lymphatic drainage pathways in patients with lower limb ...
Solji Roh, MD, Isao Koshima, MD, PhD, Toshiro Mese, MD, Hirofumi Imai, MD, Shuhei Yoshida, MD, PhD, Shuji Yamashita, MD, PhD   +5 more
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Supermicrosurgical lymphatic venous anastomosis for intractable lymphocele after great saphenous vein harvesting graft

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2022
Lymphoceles result from either trauma to the lymphatic vessels or after vein graft harvest, which occurs in 10% to 16% of patients. When a lymphocele persists despite conservative treatment, patients can experience undue distress.
Hirofumi Imai, MD, Shuhei Yoshida, MD, PhD, Toshiro Mese, MD, Solji Roh, MD, Isao Koshima, MD, PhD   +4 more
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Self-reported symptoms of arm lymphedema and health-related quality of life among female breast cancer survivors

Scientific Reports, 2021
We examined cross-sectional associations between arm lymphedema symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the Health, Eating, Activity and Lifestyle (HEAL) Study.
Kayo Togawa, Huiyan Ma, Ashley Wilder Smith, Marian L. Neuhouser, Stephanie M. George, Kathy B. Baumgartner, Anne McTiernan, Richard Baumgartner, Rachel M. Ballard, Leslie Bernstein   +9 more
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Using the Indocyanine Green (ICG) Lymphography to Screen Breast Cancer Patients at High Risk for Lymphedema

Diagnostics, 2022
Background: Indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography is a newer technique for diagnosing lymphedema. Our study aimed to find whether the abnormality of ICG lymphography can predict the occurrence of early lymphedema and then select candidates at high risk of
Miao Liu, Siyao Liu, Quanping Zhao, Ying Cui, Jin Chen, Shu Wang   +5 more
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A novel KIF11 mutation in a Turkish patient with microcephaly, lymphedema, and chorioretinal dysplasia from a consanguineous family. [PDF]

, 2012
Microcephaly–lymphedema–chorioretinal dysplasia (MLCRD) syndrome is a rare syndrome that was first described in 1992. Characteristic craniofacial features include severe microcephaly, upslanting palpebral fissures, prominent ears, a broad nose, and a ...
Atlihan, F, Hazan, F, Jeffery, S, Kantekin, E, Ostergaard, P, Ozkinay, F, Ozturk, T   +6 more
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