CHAPTER 34 Lymphatic Grafts
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…
CHAPTER 32 Liposuction
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…
CHAPTER 38 Local Flaps and Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer
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…
CHAPTER 31 Excisional Approaches for the Treatment of Lymphedema
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…
CHAPTER 29 Conservative Treatments for Lymphedema
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…
CHAPTER 30 Pharmacologic Treatment of Lymphedema
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…
CHAPTER 25 Hydromechanics of Intercellular Fluid and Lymph
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…
CHAPTER 27 Indocyanine Green Lymphography
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,…
CHAPTER 26 Radionuclide Lymphoscintigraphy
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…
CHAPTER 24 Measuring Methods
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…
