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Breast cancer is one of the most diagnosed cancer in women worldwide and lymphedema is one of the most common late and chronic adverse effects of breast cancer treatment.
R Martin-Payo +5 more
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Pharmacological Treatment of Secondary Lymphedema
Lymphedema is a chronic disease that results in swelling and decreased function due to abnormal lymphatic fluid clearance and chronic inflammation. In Western countries, lymphedema most commonly develops following an iatrogenic injury to the lymphatic ...
Stav Brown +8 more
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Aggressively applied decongestive measures (ie, manual lymphatic drainage, low-stretch bandaging, exercise, skin care, application of compressive elastic garments) are the mainstay of lymphatic therapy. Therapeutic regimens should differentiate between the sequential goals of acute volume reduction and maintenance of limb volume.
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Upgradation of Lymph Supermicrosurgical Skills through Lymphatic Venous Anastomosis
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 +4 more
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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 +7 more
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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 +5 more
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Lymphedema: Etiopathogenesis [PDF]
Two main factors have impeded the progress of work on the lymphatic vessels…, namely lack of methods of investigation and lack of interest. The latter has been partly due to the paucity of efective therapeutic methods to deal with lymphatic vessel disorders.
T W, Fossum, M W, Miller
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Advancements in reconstructive microsurgery have evolved into supermicrosurgery; connecting vessels with diameter between 0.3 and 0.8 mm for reconstruction of lymphatic flow and vascularized tissue transplantation.
T. V. van Mulken +16 more
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Lymphedema results from inadequate lymphatic function. Extreme obesity can cause lower extremity lymphedema, termed "obesity-induced lymphedema (OIL)." OIL is a form of secondary lymphedema that may occur once an individual's body mass index (BMI ...
Christopher L. Sudduth, A. Greene
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Economic Costs and Benefits of a Community-Based Lymphedema Management Program for Lymphatic Filariasis in Odisha State, India [PDF]
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 +4 more
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