The various types of treatment of lymphedema are under discussion and there has been some controversy regarding liposuction for lymphedema. Although it is clear that conservative therapies such as complex decongestive therapy (CDT) and controlled compression therapy (CCT) should be tried in the first instance, options for the treatment of late-stage lymphedema that is not responding to such tre...

RESULTS: A total of 315 patients were identified, of which 34.3% underwent lumpectomy, 17.1% underwent mastectomy alone, while 48.6% underwent mastectomy and reconstruction. Lymphedema was diagnosed in 9.2% (n=19) of mastectomy patients and 27.8% (n=30) of lumpectomy patients. Removing >10 nodes in the both the mastectomy (OR=11.4, p=.000) and lumpectomy (OR=5.51, p=.034) cohort was predictive ...

Primary or secondary, lymphedema is lymphatic dysfunction which results in protein-rich interstitial fluid accumulated in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. In developed countries, surgical resection of regional lymph nodes or chronic inflammation process is the most common etiology of lymphedema instead of parasite infection seen in developing countries. Patients with lymphedema sustain either ...

Bioimpedance, which uses resistance to electrical current in comparing the composition of fluid compartments, could potentially be used as a tool to diagnose lymphedema. There is minimal information about the technical and diagnostic performance of bioimpedance testing in the diagnosis (surveillance) of secondary lymphedema; especially for subclinical disease. In addition, there are no data fro...

In lymphedema, various types of congenital and acquired anomalies opened vessels nodes are observed. They often lead to cardiac hypertension, valvular insufficiency, lymphedema. Today, secondary lymphostasis ranks first among the pathologies system extremities. The etiology this situation, which results in a mechanical disease current lymphatic system, is very different. However, most common ca...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the changing patterns of edema, quality of life (QOL), and patient-satisfaction after complex decongestive therapy (CDT) in three trajectories: arm lymphedema (AL), secondary leg lymphedema (LL) and primary leg lymphedema (PL). METHODS Candidates for AL (n=35), LL (n=35) and PL (n=14) were identified from prospective databases. The patients were treated with CDT for 2...

Introduction Lymphedema is an often ignored complication of breast cancer and its treatment, and has been described as the most distressing complication of breast cancer therapy. Despite recent advances in lymphedema treatment and availability of more modern therapies, lymphedema remains a difficult condition to both live with and control. A number of complications have been described in women ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe women's experiences with lower limb lymphedema to inform both preventive and management clinical practices. DESIGN A retrospective survey. SETTING The gynecology/oncology unit of a tertiary referral women's hospital in Australia. SAMPLE 82 women who developed lower limb lymphedema after surgical and radiation treatment for gynecologic cancers. METHODS Stru...

This review presents the diagnostic features, the pathophysiology and the available therapies for lymphedema. This disease is often able to be diagnosed by its characteristic clinical presentation, yet, in some cases, ancillary tests might be necessary to establish the diagnosis, particularly in the early stages of the disease and in edemas of mixed etiology. These diagnostic modalities are als...

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 ...