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Format: 1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition: First edition.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; Principles and Practice of Lymphedema Surgery; Copyright; Contents; Video Table of Contents; Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Dedications; 1 - An Introduction to Principles and Practice of Lymphedema Surgery; Overview; Section I; Section II; Section III; Section IV; Summary; SECTION 1 - CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES; 2 - Clinical Surgery for Lymphedema: Historical Perspectives; Introduction; The Importance of Lymphatic Fluid Outflow; Progress of Lymphedema Therapy in the Twentieth Century; Contemporary Surgery for Lymphedema; Summary; References , 3 - Controversies in the Treatment of LymphedemaIntroduction; Etiology of Lymphedema; Timing of Surgical Treatment; Liposuction; Lymphatic Grafting; Lymphovenous Anastomosis; Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer; Summary; References; 4 - Anatomy and Structural Physiology of the Lymphatic System; Introduction; Lymphatic Embryogenesis; Lymphatic Vessel Structural Anatomy; Drainage Patterns within the Extremity; Composition of Lymphatic Fluid and the Lymphatic Pump; Lymphatic Organs; Lymph Node Anatomy and Drainage; Anatomy of Extremity Lymphatic Structures; Summary; References , 5 - Laboratory Study of LymphedemaIntroduction; Overview of Lymphedema Research; Molecular Investigation; Animal Models; Summary; References; 6 - Definition, Incidence and Pathophysiology of Lymphedema; Introduction; Natural History; Diagnosis; Staging; Pathophysiology; Risk Factors; Summary; References; 7 - Clinical Evaluation of Lymphedema; Introduction; Patient History and Assessment; Assessment Techniques; Summary; References; 8 - Physiologic Principles of Lymphatic Microsurgery; Introduction; Disease Progression and Lymphatic Ultrastructural Changes; Venous Shunting of Lymphatic Fluid , Vascularized Lymph Node TransplantationLymphatic Regeneration; Goals of Therapy; Summary; References; SECTION 2 - NONSURGICALTREATMENT; 9 - Lymphedema Risk Reduction and Management; The Management of Lymphedema; Educating At-Risk Individuals; Lymphedema Therapy; References; SECTION 3 - SURGICALTREATMENT; 10 - Overview of Surgical Techniques; Introduction; Excisional Treatment; Physiological Treatment; Summary; References; 11 - Excisional Procedures and Their Combinations with Lymphatic Microsurgery; Introduction; RRPP; Charles Procedure and Modified Technique; Summary; References , 12 - Excisional Procedures: LiposuctionIntroduction; Concepts; Patient Selection; Preoperative Considerations; Surgical Techniques; Postoperative Care; Summary; References; 13 - Recipient Site Selection in Vascularized Lymph Node Flap Transfer; Introduction; Concepts; Patient Selection; Preoperative Considerations; Surgical Techniques; Postoperative Care; Outcomes; Summary; References; 14 - Microsurgical Procedures: Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer From the Groin; Introduction; Concepts; Patient Selection; Preoperative Considerations; Surgical Techniques; Postoperative Care; Outcomes; Summary , References , English

Additional Edition: Print version: Cheng, Ming-Huei. Principles and practice of lymphedema surgery. Edinburgh, [Scotland] : Elsevier, c2016 ISBN 9780323298971

Language: English