title: [Surgical treatment of post-mastectomy lymphedema of the upper limb].
abstract: The authors analyze their experience of surgical treatment of post-mastectomy lympho-edemas of the upper arm. They have performed 14 operations, each upon patients with praecox or later oedema, following Cariati's classification, and with median age of 56.5 years. Seven patients were present at the follow-up in 6 has been performed microsurgical lympho-venous anastomosis, in 1 a fasciotomy of the forearm and in 1 patient some silastic tubes were positioned in her subcutaneous tissue. An improvement of the subjective symptoms has been recorded in 57.14% of the patients, while the objective ones have improved in 50% of the patients. The authors think that the microsurgical treatment of the lymphedema post-mastectomy of the upper arm is the first choice nowadays.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica di Chirurgia Vascolare, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paroni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chierichetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guagliano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aloi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cugnasca
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D004322:Drainage; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000601:surgery*; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers
vernacular_title: Il trattamento chirurgico del linfedema dell'arto superiore secondario a mastectomia.