title: Successful treatment of an impressive primary lymphedema of the extremities.
abstract: We report the case of an impressive primary lymphedema of the four extremities which did not response to previous conservative and partial surgical treatments and imposed the amputation of both the lower extremities and of the left arm. We have successfully treated the involved right arm by means of radical excisional procedure and skin graft. After five years no recurrence of the disease was observed and morphologic and functional recovery is complete.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plastic Surgery, University of Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caleffi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bocchi
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Villani
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Banchini
mesh_terms: D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction; D016038:Skin Transplantation