10.1055/b-0037-143491 CHAPTER 35 Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis Isao Koshima, Mitsunobu Harima KEY POINTS Excision of a lymph node in the extremities causes dilation of the peripheral lymphatic vessels and degeneration of smooth…
10.1055/b-0037-143489 CHAPTER 33 Multiple Lymphaticovenous Anastomoses and Multiple Lymphatic-Venous-Lymphatic Anastomoses Corrado Cesare Campisi, Melissa Ryan, Corradino Campisi KEY POINTS Microsurgical derivative and reconstructive lymphaticovenous anastomoses (multiple lymphaticovenous anastomoses and multiple…
10.1055/b-0037-143490 CHAPTER 34 Lymphatic Grafts Rüdiger G.H. Baumeister KEY POINTS It has been shown experimentally in different groups that autologous lymphatic vessels are best suited for use as grafts. One…
10.1055/b-0037-143488 CHAPTER 32 Liposuction Håkan Brorson KEY POINTS Liposuction for lymphedema is indicated when pitting is absent or minimal. If significant pitting (greater than 8 to10 mm) is present, conservative…
10.1055/b-0037-143494 CHAPTER 38 Local Flaps and Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer Joshua Levine, Corinne Becker KEY POINTS The thoracodorsal artery perforator (TDAP) flap and vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) are harvested…
10.1055/b-0037-143487 CHAPTER 31 Excisional Approaches for the Treatment of Lymphedema Manish C. Champaneria, Peter C. Neligan KEY POINTS There is still a role for excisional approaches to lymphedema. Proper patient…
10.1055/b-0037-143485 CHAPTER 29 Conservative Treatments for Lymphedema Neil B. Piller KEY POINTS The treatment of lymphedema should be holistic, regardless of the area of the body affected. The major traditional…
10.1055/b-0037-143486 CHAPTER 30 Pharmacologic Treatment of Lymphedema Kathleen Wang KEY POINTS When clinicians identify a patient’s nonadherence to long-term conservative therapies, such as the wearing of compression garments and manual…
10.1055/b-0037-143481 CHAPTER 25 Hydromechanics of Intercellular Fluid and Lymph Waldemar Olszewski, Marzanna T. Zaleska KEY POINTS In normal limbs, lymph flow occurs only during spontaneous contractions of lymphangions. In obstructive…
10.1055/b-0037-143483 CHAPTER 27 Indocyanine Green Lymphography Mitsunaga Narushima, Takumi Yamamoto, Isao Koshima KEY POINTS Indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography, which can visualize superficial lymph flow in real time without radiation exposure,…
