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,…
10.1055/b-0037-143482 CHAPTER 26 Radionuclide Lymphoscintigraphy Byung-Boong Lee, James Laredo KEY POINTS Radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy (LSG) is an essential, noninvasive test not only for the diagnosis of chronic lymphedema, but also for…
10.1055/b-0037-143480 CHAPTER 24 Measuring Methods Peter C. Neligan KEY POINTS No perfect measurement tool for lymphedema exists. Limb circumference and volume are the most commonly performed measurements for lymphedema. Volume…
10.1055/b-0037-143478 CHAPTER 22 Biomarkers Kerstin Buttler, Jörg Wilting KEY POINTS Although the ideal biomarker showing the complete lymphatic vascular system has not yet been discovered, a combination of markers can…
10.1055/b-0037-143479 CHAPTER 23 Clinical Staging of Lymphedema Sandro Michelini, Marco Cardone, Alessandro Fiorentino KEY POINTS There is no perfect staging system for lymphedema. A staging system is essential to facilitate…
