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Pilot Study: ChatGPT-enabled Task Sharing and Team Building Improve Workflow in Lymphedema Care

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Lymphedema care requires multidisciplinary collaboration, substantial documentation, and interfacility communication. Large language models, including ChatGPT, may streamline these processes and support team-based care; however, concerns ...
Makoto Mihara, MD, PhD, Hisako Hara, MD, PhD, Yohei Iwanaga, MD, Hiroki Yoshida, MSc   +3 more
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Assessment of Growth in Cardio‐Facio‐Cutaneous Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cardio‐facio‐cutaneous (CFC) syndrome is a rare, multiple congenital anomaly disorder in which individuals commonly experience faltering growth; however, systematic analysis of growth parameters in this disorder has not been performed. We recruited 69 participants with CFC through CFC International and collected data on assessing height ...
Kari Johnston, Sandesh C. S. Nagamani, Bradley S. Miller, Katherine A. Rauen, Richard D. Boyce, Salma Musaad, Pilar L. Magoulas   +6 more
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Dietary supplements in lymphedema [PDF]

, 2022
Lymphedema is a chronic inflammatory disorder resulting from ineffective fluid uptake by the lymphatic system, and the effects are principally felt in the lower limbs.
Michelini, Silvia, Ricci, Maurizio, Bertelli, Matteo, Bonetti, Gabriele, Cestari, Marina, Dhuli, Kristjana, Michelini, Sandro, Michelini, Serena   +7 more
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Treatment with YIGSR peptide ameliorates mouse tail lymphedema by 67 kDa laminin receptor (67LR)-dependent cell-cell adhesion

Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2023
Impaired microcirculation can cause lymphatic leakage which leads to a chronic swelling in the tissues of the body. However, no successful treatment gives any protection against lymphedema due to the lack of well-revealed pathophysiology of secondary ...
Y. Sakae, H. Takada, S. Ichinose, M. Nakajima, A. Sakai, R. Ogawa   +5 more
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An Adult Presentation of KIF11‐Related MCLID Syndrome: Case Report and 40‐Year Follow‐Up

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pathogenic variants in KIF11 are linked to autosomal dominant syndromes with microcephaly, chorioretinopathy, lymphedema, and intellectual disability (MCLID), though adult presentations remain underreported. We report a 42‐year‐old female presenting with a de novo single‐amino acid in‐frame deletion in the KIF11 gene (c.1294_1296del; p ...
Thrishna Chathurvedula, Juvy Rabelas, Kareem Touleimat, Elaine Marchi, Ruhi Shah, Shaydah Kheradmand, Kuldeep Singh, Karen Amble, Gholson J. Lyon   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioimpedance in the assessment of unilateral lymphedema of a limb: the optimal frequency [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Bioimpedance techniques provide a reliable method of assessing unilateral lymphedema in a clinical setting. Bioimpedance devices are traditionally used to assess body composition at a current frequency of 50 kHz.
Richelle Gaw, Cornish, Bruce, Box, Robyn, Bruce Cornish, Gaw, Richelle L., Robyn Box   +5 more
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Intelligent monitoring system for quality of life of colostomy patients based on deep learning and AR

Scientific Reports
The clinical challenges in monitoring high-incidence complications in patients with colostomy after colorectal cancer surgery have led to the development of an intelligent monitoring system based on deep learning and augmented reality technology in this ...
Shengqin Wang, Yuqing Zhang, Fangfang Xu, Guihua Zhou   +3 more
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A Novel Constitutional TUBB Variant Associated With Familial Malformations of Cortical Development

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most pathogenic tubulin variants arise de novo in sporadic patients, causing severe brain malformations and significant neurodevelopmental impairment. The resulting reproductive disadvantage typically prevents these mutations from being transmitted to offspring.
Elena Cellini, Davide Mei, Mara Cavallin, Simona Fiori, Luciana Tramacere, Maria Elena Melica, Giulia Antonelli, Simona Virdò, Elena Parrini, Renzo Guerrini   +9 more
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Role of exercise in the prevention and management of lymphedema after breast cancer [PDF]

, 2010
Swelling or lymphedema of the limb, trunk, or breast is considered the most problematic and dreaded concern after treatment for breast cancer and has significant physical, psychological, and social ramifications.
Hayes, Sandra C.
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Sensitivity and Specificity of the Stemmer Sign for Lymphedema: A Clinical Lymphoscintigraphic Study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2019
Background:. The Stemmer sign is a physical examination finding used to diagnose lymphedema. If the examiner cannot pinch the skin of the dorsum of the foot or hand then this positive finding is associated with lymphedema. The purpose of the study was to
Jeremy A. Goss, MD, Arin K. Greene, MD, MMSc   +1 more
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