Best Practice for the Management of Lymphoedema

Best practice in managing scrotal lymphoedema.

^ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Managing lymphoedema of the male genitals is challenging, distressing and potentially life-threatening if not managed appropriately. Consideration is made of the classification, clinical presentation, lymphatic anatomy and management of genital lymphoedema in clinical practice. The article addresses the Issues raised when caring for patients suffering from this condition...

Best Practice for the Management of Lymphoedema

Conservative management of lymphoedema in children: a systematic review.

PURPOSE A systematic literature review was conducted to determine best practice conservative management of pediatric lymphoedema. METHOD The PRISMA protocol was followed; a search of Ovid Medline, Cinahl and Scopus was conducted using the search terms children OR pediatric OR adolescent AND lymphoedema OR lymphedema. Studies about management or treatment of lymphoedema in children were includ...

treatment using low level laser therapy

Lymphoedema Service, Wolverhampton; Module Leader of Lymphoedema Degree at Compton Hospice and Trainer and Director of Leduc UK Laser has been used for the management of lymphoedema and other conditions for many years. Since attending the Australasian conference in Adelaide in 2002, laser treatment has appealed to the author as an adjunctive therapy. Due to the absence of the UK ‘CE’ mark, it c...

Management of secondary lymphoedema.

Lymphoedema is a chronic, progressive condition. There is no cure but it is most easily managed with early recognition and therapy; those who do not have treatment tend to worsen rapidly and advanced disease is more difficult to treat than early disease. Surgery for lymphoedema is often regarded as a last resort but traditional excisional techniques that have been slightly modified for modern p...