Surgical treatment for lymphedema

Surgical treatment of recidivist lymphedema

Lymphedema is a chronic disease with a progressively ingravescent evolvement and an appearance of recurrent complications of acute lymphangitic type; in nature it is mostly erysipeloid and responsible for a further rapid increase in the volume and consistency of edema. The purpose of this work is to present our experience in the minimally invasive treatment for recurrence of lymphedema; adaptin...

Emmanuil Kondoleon: pioneer in surgical treatment for lymphedema.

Our era is characterized by the rapid improvements in treatment in all areas of medicine. But we should not forget those pioneers who, with their medical actions and inspiration, changed the course of their era and left their mark on medical history. One of those is the Greek surgeon Emmanuil Kondoleon (1879-1940). His brilliant scientific personality, numerous teaching activities, and his nota...

Chronic Lymphedema and Its Treatment

L 'anatomie ct la pathologie du systeme lymphatique sont discutees a la lumieres des etudes lymphographiques. Ces etudes ont surtout demontre l'indeoendance relative des deux systemes lymphatiques superficiel et profond et lamplexite des anomalies que l'en rencontre a leur niveau. Les lymphoedeme primaires sont distangues. Les nouvel­les tec'.111iques operatoires employees pour le traitement de...

The risk of lymphedema after breast cancer surgical treatment.

UNLABELLED The aim of this study is to emphasize the importance of knowing the predisposing factors of the occurrence of homolateral upper limb lymphedema after breast cancer surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 1104 patients with breast cancer, who were hospitalized in the IIIrd Surgical Clinic, lasi, between 2000 and 2010, for surgical treatment followed by oncological adjuvant ...

Surgical Prevention of Arm Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Treatment