A surgical approach to lymphedema.
An approach to the management of lymphedema of the extremity is described. Current surgical procedures for this condition are evaluated and it is emphasized that no cure for this difficult problem exists. Available data indicate that physiologically designed procedures which attempt to reconstruct lymph flow are unsuccessful. Currently, subcutaneous excision beneath skin flaps is the most desirable procedure.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000601:surgery; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D008722:Methods; D009852:Omentum / Q000637:transplantation; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery