Advances in surgical treatment of lymphedema

An estimated 250 million people worldwide suffer from lymphedema. In the past, the firstline option for treatment was nonsurgical management, either in the form of compression garments or wrapping, or comprehensive decongestive therapy, with debulking surgery reserved for the more advanced cases. Ho...

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Autores principales:	Maureen Beederman, David W. Chang
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Publicado:	Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2021
Materias:	lymphedema surgery microsurgery advances treatment Surgery RD1-811
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9b9c1532a7f546b19093f532ca6fcad12021-11-25T06:04:37ZAdvances in surgical treatment of lymphedema2234-61632234-617110.5999/aps.2021.01445https://doaj.org/article/9b9c1532a7f546b19093f532ca6fcad12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.e-aps.org/upload/pdf/aps-2021-01445.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2234-6163https://doaj.org/toc/2234-6171An estimated 250 million people worldwide suffer from lymphedema. In the past, the firstline option for treatment was nonsurgical management, either in the form of compression garments or wrapping, or comprehensive decongestive therapy, with debulking surgery reserved for the more advanced cases. However, with improvements in microsurgical techniques and imaging modalities, surgical intervention is increasingly being utilized. This review highlights recent advancements in the surgical treatment of lymphedema, specifically focusing on improvements in imaging, surgical techniques, and prevention of lymphedema.Maureen BeedermanDavid W. ChangKorean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeonsarticlelymphedemasurgerymicrosurgeryadvancestreatmentSurgeryRD1-811ENArchives of Plastic Surgery, Vol 48, Iss 6, Pp 670-677 (2021)
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description	An estimated 250 million people worldwide suffer from lymphedema. In the past, the firstline option for treatment was nonsurgical management, either in the form of compression garments or wrapping, or comprehensive decongestive therapy, with debulking surgery reserved for the more advanced cases. However, with improvements in microsurgical techniques and imaging modalities, surgical intervention is increasingly being utilized. This review highlights recent advancements in the surgical treatment of lymphedema, specifically focusing on improvements in imaging, surgical techniques, and prevention of lymphedema.
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Advances in surgical treatment of lymphedema

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