Patients with lower limb edema are frequently referred to vascular specialists for evaluation.
Multiple etiologies must be considered and often more than one cause may be present …

Objective In most communities, the diagnosis of lymphedema in the lower extremity currently
rests on clinical signs. Lymphoscintigraphy, which is objective, is performed infrequently to …

Opinion statement Lower extremity edema is extremely common among patients seen
across multiple specialties. The differential diagnosis is broad and ranges from simple …

Aim. A method to classificate lymphedema has been needed to gather all the important
information on the clinical evolution of the disease using a common language and an easy …

Objectives: To elucidate the differences in subcutaneous ultrasound findings between
dependent edema (DE) and secondary lower extremity lymphedema (LE). Materials and …

Objectives Indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography has been reported to be useful for the
evaluation of secondary lymphedema, but no study has reported characteristic findings of …

Lymphoedema of the lower extremities is a chronic debilitating disease that is often
underdiagnosed. Early diagnosis and treatment is paramount in reducing the risk of …

Objectives: To clarify whether ultrasound findings of skin and subcutaneous tissue represent
the severity of lymphedema. Materials and Methods: Thirty-five patients with secondary …

OBJECTIVE: Many investigations and treatments exist for lower limb lymphoedema. We
undertook a survey on the management of this condition by vascular surgeons and the …

Background Lower extremity lymphedema is frequently encountered in the vascular clinic.
Established dogma purports that cancer is the most common cause of lower extremity …