title: General surgery, translational lymphology and lymphatic surgery.
abstract: A wide clinical experience in General Surgery has brought about a remarkable knowledge about lymphatic disorders both primary and secondary ones. Diagnostic and histopathological studies of lymphatic diseases allowed to better understand etiological aspects and pathophysiological mechanisms responsible of complex clinical features correlated to lymphatic dysfunctions. Translational lymphologic basic and clinical researches permitted to improve therapeutical approaches both from the medical and surgical point of view. Thus, strategies of treatment were proposed to prevent lymphatic injuries, to avoid lymphatic complications and to treat lymphatic diseases early in order to be able even to cure these pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Lymphatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, IRCCS University Hospital S. Martino/IST, National Institute for, Cancer Research, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. francesco.boccardo@unige.it
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campisi
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Witte
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fulcheri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campisi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bellini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campisi
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Santi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parodi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Murdaca
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Puppo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boccardo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history; D016896:Treatment Outcome