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Current Concepts in Surgical Management of Lymphedema.

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Knackstedt, R; Chen, WF
Published in: Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am
November 2022

The decision on whom to offer surgical interventions for lymphedema requires collaboration and input from all involved specialists and should address patients' expectations, invasiveness of procedures, and disease severity. There is no consensus on what constitutes success or failure of complex decongestive therapy and when to pursue surgical intervention. Surgery has the potential to fundamentally affect the pathophysiology of the disease state and can be a powerful tool when used correctly. The dogma of which surgery to offer for a given clinical situation has been undergoing revision and is an area of ongoing research.

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Published In

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am

DOI

EISSN

1558-1381

Publication Date

November 2022

Volume

33

Issue

4

Start / End Page

885 / 899

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Humans
  • Consensus
  • 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Knackstedt, R., & Chen, W. F. (2022). Current Concepts in Surgical Management of Lymphedema. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am, 33(4), 885–899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmr.2022.06.003
Knackstedt, Rebecca, and Wei F. Chen. “Current Concepts in Surgical Management of Lymphedema.Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 33, no. 4 (November 2022): 885–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmr.2022.06.003.
Knackstedt R, Chen WF. Current Concepts in Surgical Management of Lymphedema. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2022 Nov;33(4):885–99.
Knackstedt, Rebecca, and Wei F. Chen. “Current Concepts in Surgical Management of Lymphedema.Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am, vol. 33, no. 4, Nov. 2022, pp. 885–99. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2022.06.003.
Knackstedt R, Chen WF. Current Concepts in Surgical Management of Lymphedema. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2022 Nov;33(4):885–899.
Journal cover image

Published In

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am

DOI

EISSN

1558-1381

Publication Date

November 2022

Volume

33

Issue

4

Start / End Page

885 / 899

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Humans
  • Consensus
  • 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
  • 3202 Clinical sciences