Appropriate diagnosis, staging and a further selection of the best treatment are fundamental
for the management of patients with extremity lymphedema. Several clinical and imaging …

This paper overviews the problem of the clinical basis, diagnosis and available therapy
modalities for lymphoedema. Regarding diagnostics, the measurement of circumference …

The purpose of this study was to characterize obesity as a novel cause of lower extremity
lymphedema. Fifty-one patients with a body mass index greater than 30 kg/m 2 without any …

Abstract Knowledge about the mechanisms of regeneration of the lymphatic vasculature
after surgical trauma is essential for the development of strategies for the prevention and …

Introduction The lower limbs are a common body site affected by chronic edema. Imaging
examination of the lymphatic system is useful to diagnose lymphoedema, identify structural …

Objectives Lymphoedema is a dreadful complication following breast cancer therapy.
According to the International Society of Lymphology, the consensus treatment for breast …

This atlas, the first edition of which won the 1989 Glaxo Prize for Medical Writing, has now
been brought up to date to cover new techniques in the field. Every major body system is …

Lymphoscintigraphy is a safe and reliabletechnique for investigating lymphedema.
However, interpretation of delayed planarconventional imaging may be questionable dueto …

Background This study was to investigate the lymphoscintigraphy findings for the diagnosis
and severity in unilateral gynecological cancer–related lymphedema (GCRL) and to …

Objetivo Realizar una revisión y una actualización de los conocimientos existentes respecto
a los diferentes métodos de medición del linfedema y los criterios diagnósticos …