title: [Primary lymphedema and pregnancy].
abstract: From a retrospective analysis of 15 female patients, it appears that primary lymphedema, reversible at first, tends to become irreversible during successive pregnancies. A remission takes place following the first and second pregnancy, and during a third pregnancy, an irreversible stage is reached.
authors.affiliation: Departement Chirurgie, Hôpital Universitaire, Zürich.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lachat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000503:physiopathology; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Lymphoedème primaire et grossesse.