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The diagnosis and treatment of peripheral lymphedema: 2020 Consensus Document of the International Society of Lymphology.

Lymphology, 2020
This International Society of Lymphology (ISL) Consensus Document is the latest revision of the 1995 Document for the evaluation and management of peripheral lymphedema (1).
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Lymphatic Microsurgical Preventive Healing Approach for the Primary Prevention of Lymphedema: A 4-Year Follow-Up

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2022
Background: Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) remains the leading cause of lymphedema nationally, and there is still no cure for the disease. The lymphatic microsurgical preventive healing approach (LYMPHA) is a promising option for lymphedema ...
A. Levy, Alexander I. Murphy, Sherene Ishtihar, Anya Peysakhovich, B. Taback, R. Grant, J. Ascherman, S. Feldman, C. Rohde   +8 more
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TGF‐β1 mediates pathologic changes of secondary lymphedema by promoting fibrosis and inflammation

Clinical and Translational Medicine, 2022
Background Secondary lymphedema is a common complication of cancer treatment, and previous studies have shown that the expression of transforming growth factor‐beta 1 (TGF‐β1), a pro‐fibrotic and anti‐lymphangiogenic growth factor, is increased in this ...
J. Baik, Hyeung Ju Park, Raghu P. Kataru, I. Savetsky, Catherine L. Ly, Jinyeon Shin, Elizabeth M Encarnacion, Michele Cavali, M. Klang, E. Riedel, M. Coriddi, Joseph H. Dayan, B. Mehrara   +12 more
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Burden of lymphedema in long‐term breast cancer survivors by race and age

Cancer, 2022
Risk assessment for breast cancer–related lymphedema has emphasized upper‐limb symptoms and treatment‐related risk factors. This article examined breast cancer–related lymphedema after surgery, overall and in association with broader demographic and ...
Yumeng Ren, Michael A Kebede, A. Ogunleye, Marc A. Emerson, K. Evenson, L. Carey, S. Hayes, M. Troester   +7 more
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The Prevalence of Lower Limb and Genital Lymphedema after Prostate Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review

Cancers, 2022
Simple Summary Prostate cancer patients that receive treatment (surgery of radiation therapy) directed to the pelvic lymph nodes may suffer from secondary lymphedema in the lower limbs and/or the genital area.
A. Clinckaert, Klaas Callens, Anne Cooreman, Annabel Bijnens, L. Moris, Charlotte Van Calster, I. Geraerts, S. Joniau, W. Everaerts   +8 more
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MRI of Lymphedema

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2022
Lymphedema is a devastating disease that has no cure. Management of lymphedema has evolved rapidly over the past two decades with the advent of surgeries that can ameliorate symptoms.
B. P. Salehi, R. Sibley, R. Friedman, Geunwon Kim, D. Singhal, A. Loening, L. Tsai   +6 more
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The impact of lymphedema on health-related quality of life up to 10 years after breast cancer treatment

npj Breast Cancer, 2021
The impact of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) on long-term quality of life is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of BCRL on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) up to 10 years after breast cancer treatment.
M. G. Jørgensen, N. Toyserkani, Frederik Hansen, A. Bygum, J. A. Sørensen   +4 more
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Adjustable Compression Wraps (ACW) vs. Compression Bandaging (CB) in the Acute Phase of Breast Cancer-Related Arm Lymphedema Management—A Prospective Randomized Study

Biology, 2023
The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness, comfort and possibilities of the self-application of adjustable compression wraps (ACW) with compression bandaging (CB) in the acute phase of treatment in advanced upper-limb lymphedema.
Katarzyna Ochalek, Joanna Kurpiewska, Tomasz Gradalski   +2 more
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Physical therapies for reducing and controlling lymphoedema of the limbs. [PDF]

, 2008
Background Lymphoedema is the accumulation of excess fluid in the body caused by obstruction of the lymphatic drainage mechanisms. Management involves decongesting the reduced lymphatic pathways in order to reduce the size of the limb.
Ahmed, Andersen, Badger, Badger, Bergan, Bertelli, Carroll, Didem, Dini, Erickson, Foldi, Harris, Hornsby, Irdesel, Johansson, Johansson, Kligman, Levick, McKenzie, McNeely, Moffatt, Mortimer, Moseley, Petrek, Sitzia, Sitzia, Szuba, Szuba, Tobin, Wilburn, Williams   +30 more
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Advances in Lymphedema.

Circulation Research, 2021
Lymphedema is a common, complex, and inexplicably underappreciated human disease. Despite a history of relative neglect by health care providers and by governmental health care agencies, the last decade has seen an explosive growth of insights into, and ...
S. Rockson
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