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North American Delphi Consensus Study on Sinonasal Malignancy Survivorship Care

open access: yesInternational Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survival for patients with sinonasal cancers has improved over the past decades, but there are no dedicated survivorship guidelines for this cohort. Objective To understand experts’ priorities and perspectives on key survivorship tenets (surveillance, second tumor screening, toxicity, and symptom management).
Matheus Sewastjanow‐Silva   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Congenital Penil Lymphedema in a Preterm Neonate

open access: yes, 2018
Congenital penile lymph edema is a rare anomaly of unknown cause of the lymphatic vessels. Lymphedema is often the shortage of lymphatic collecting ducts, lymphatic hypoplasia, hyperplasia, as a result of aphasia or lymph node fibrosis associated with ...
Emrah Can, Şahin Hamilçıkan
core   +1 more source

Development and Reliability Testing of the Sinonasal Assessment of Reepithelialization, a Novel Wound Healing Scale to Assess Postoperative Healing

open access: yesInternational Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sinus and skull base surgery create areas of demucosalized bone and cartilage in the sinonasal cavity, yet no standardized system exists to describe the progressive healing of these wounds. The goal of this study was to develop the novel Sinonasal Assessment of Reepithelialization (SNARE) and perform parametric testing including ...
Rohan Bellary   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robot-Assisted Lymph Node-to-Vein Anastomosis: Lessons from the First 22 Cases at a High-Volume Lymphatic Supermicrosurgery Center

open access: yesCurrent Oncology
(1) Background: Lymphedema is a common but underrecognized sequela of cancer treatment. Supermicrosurgical procedures such as lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA) and, more recently, lymph node-to-vein anastomosis (LNVA) have emerged as effective options ...
Wei F. Chen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the Burden of Lymphedema Due to Lymphatic Filariasis in 2005 in Khurda District, Odisha State, India. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
Over 1.1 billion people worldwide are at risk for lymphatic filariasis (LF), and the global burden of LF-associated lymphedema is estimated at 16 million affected people, yet country-specific estimates are poor.A house-to-house morbidity census was ...
Victoria Walsh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safe Omission of Postoperative Neck Irradiation in Selected pN0 Patients With Locally Advanced Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Postoperative radiotherapy is the standard treatment for locally advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC); however, the indication for neck irradiation (NI) in pN0 patients remains debatable. We evaluated whether the omission of NI compromises outcomes in pT3–T4 pN0 patients treated with adequate neck dissection (ND).
Mathilde Mirallié   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lymphatic flow restoration after stripping surgery for varicose veins: A case report

open access: yesSAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019
It has been suggested that the dynamics of the venous and lymphatic systems interact as a mutually dependent dual outflow system and that derangement of lymph flow could be reversed by surgical treatment of venous incompetence.
Shuhei Yoshida   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment With the Shaker Head‐Lift Exercise in Head and Neck Cancer Patients With Radiation‐Induced Dysphagia: 12‐Month Results on Swallowing Function From a Randomized, Controlled Trial

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Dysphagia is a common side‐effect after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients. This randomized study aimed to evaluate the effect of the shaker head‐lift exercise (HLE) after 12 months with flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES). Methods Patients were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 30) or the control
Signe Rödseth Smith   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correspondence : lymphedema following breast cancer

open access: yes, 2009
Lymphedema—a chronic, disabling sequela of breast cancer treatment—is finally receiving the research attention it deserves. The work published by Norman et al1 in the January issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology supports the findings of this emerging ...
Newman , Beth   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Obesity-induced Upper Extremity Lymphedema

open access: yesPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2013
Summary: Obesity increases the risk of upper extremity lymphedema following treatment for breast cancer and can cause lower extremity lymphatic dysfunction in extremely obese individuals.
Arin K. Greene, MD, MMSc   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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