Lymphedema - A Concise Compendium of Theory and Practice

Managing chronic lymphedema continues to challenge physicians worldwide, despite progress in diagnosis and therapy in recent years. This user-friendly guide includes clear, concise recommendations on the evaluation and treatment of patients with the condition.

List of contents

Introduction - General Overview.- Etiology and Classification of Lymphatic Disorders.- Hereditary and Familial Lymphedema.- Embryology, Anatomy, & Histology.- Embryology of Lymphatic System & Lymphangiogenesis .- Anatomy of Lymphatic System and its Lymphatic Disorders.- Physiology, Pathophysiology and Lymphodynamics.- General Overview.- Lymphodynamics.- Physiology & Biochemistry.- Lymph biochemistry.- Physiology- Lymph Flow.- Pathology & Histochemistry.- Clinical Diagnosis.- General Overview.- Clinical Staging.- Combined Clinical and Laboratory (Lymphoscintigraphic) Staging.- Early diagnosis in Latent Phase.- Review on National and International Consensuses on Chronic Lymphedema.- Differential Diagnosis - General Consideration.- Differential Diagnosis - Lipedema.- Laboratory/Imaging Diagnosis.- General Guideline.- Radionuclide Lymphangioscintigraphy.- Duplex ultrasonography.- Combined role of the lymphoscintigraphy, X ray Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Positron Emission Tomography in the management of lymphedematous disease.- Oil Contrast Lymphangiography.- Fluorescent microlymphangiography.- Alternative assessment & measurement tools.- Infection.- Physical and Medical Management.- Physiological principles of physiotherapy.- Complex Decongestive Therapy.- Manual Lymphatic Drainage.- Manual Lymphatic Drainage.- Compression Therapy.- Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Therapy.- Other contemporary treatment modalities.- Medical treatment.- Practical issue on Physical Therapy.- Lower limb lymphedema.- Upper limb lymphedema.- Head & neck lymphedema.- Genital lymphedema.- Psychological aspect: Compliance and Quality of Life.- Surgical treatment - Reconstructive Surgery.- General Overview - Historical background.- General Principle and indication.- Lymphovenous bypass surgery.- Lympholymphatic bypass surgery.- Lymphnodo-venous bypass and other related reconstructive surgery.- Lymph nodes transplantation.- Current dilemma with controversy.- Prospect on lymphatic reconstructive surgery.- Surgical treatment - Excisional/Cytoreductive Surgery.- General Overview- Historical background.- Excisional surgery- General Principle.- Contemporary indication and controversy on excisional surgery.- Liposuction: New Approach for the Reduction of Lymphedema.- Lymphedema and Congenital Vascular Malformation.- Primary lymphedema as a truncular lymphatic malformation.- Primary lymphedema and Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome.- Special issue with Pediatric Primary Lymphedema.- Management of Chyle Reflux.- Medical management.- Surgical management.- Filariasis Lymphedema.- Epidemiology.- Etiology & Pathophysiology.- Clinical Overview- Diagnosis & Management.- Genetic prospect of lymphedema management.- Oncology and lymphedema.- Breast cancer.- Lower extremity cancers.- Radiation Complication.- Phlebolymphedema.- Pathophysiology of Phlebolymphedema - Physiologic Approach to 'chronic veno-lymphatic insufficiency'.- Diagnosis and Management of Primary Phlebolymphedema.- Diagnosis and Management of Secondary Phlebolymphedema.- Management of phlebolymphedema ulcer.- Lymphedema Nurses and Therapists.- Education of the Patient.- Patient/Family Advocacy.- Reimbursement of CDT-based nursing care.- Epilogue

About the author

Professor B.B. Lee, MD PhD FACS is currently Professor of Surgery at the Georgetown University, Washington DC, devoting his time to the issue of Vein, Lymphatic, and Vascular Malformation. He is also Clinical Professor and Consultant to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to train young colleagues.He is a Distinguished Fellow at the Society for Vascular Surgery in the US, and has been elected into both honorary and emeritus positions at many phlebology and lymphology societies throughout the world. He is Vice President of International Union of Phlebology and is Chairman of the Membership Committee for the International Society of Vascular Surgery. He is currently serving as one of the directors for the American Board of Phlebology, a group committed to establishing this new specialty throughout the country.

Summary

Managing chronic lymphedema continues to challenge physicians worldwide, despite progress in diagnosis and therapy in recent years. This user-friendly guide includes clear, concise recommendations on the evaluation and treatment of patients with the condition.

Product details

• Assisted by: Joh Bergan (Editor), John Bergan (Editor), John J. Bergan (Editor), Stanley G Rockson (Editor), Byung-Boong Lee (Editor), Stanley G. Rockson (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2011
• EAN: 9780857295668
• ISBN: 978-0-85729-566-8
• No. of pages: 599
• Weight: 1198 g
• Illustrations: 50 SW-Abb., 126 Farbabb., 38 Tabellen
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine