Lymphedema: A Concise Compendium of Theory and Practice

Front Matter ....Pages I-XXVIII
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 General Considerations  (Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 3-7
 Etiology and Classification of Lymphatic Disorders  (Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 9-28
 Hereditary and Familial Lymphedemas  (Peter S. Mortimer, Kristiana Gordon, Glen Brice, Sahar Mansour)....Pages 29-43
Front Matter ....Pages 45-45
 Embryology of the Lymphatic System and Lymphangiogenesis  (Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 47-55
 Anatomy of the Lymphatic System and Its Structural Disorders in Lymphoedema  (Hiroo Suami, Seiji Kato)....Pages 57-78
Front Matter ....Pages 79-79
 General Overview  (Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 81-85
 Lymphodynamics  (Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 87-90
 Physiology: Lymph Flow  (Anish Mukherjee, Joshua Hooks, J. Brandon Dixon)....Pages 91-111
 Biomechanics of the Lymphatic Circulation  (James E. Moore Jr., Lowell T. Edgar)....Pages 113-124
 Pathology and Histochemistry  (Waldemar L. Olszewski, Marzanna T. Zaleska, Marta Jakimowicz-Cakala)....Pages 125-138
 Lymph Formation and Composition  (Laura Santambrogio)....Pages 139-152
Front Matter ....Pages 153-153
 General Overview  (Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 155-163
 Lymphedema Epidemiology  (Vaughan Keeley, Christine Moffatt)....Pages 165-175
 Clinical Staging  (Sandro Michelini, Marco Cardone, Alessandro Failla, Giovanni Moneta)....Pages 177-185
 Combined Clinical and Laboratory (Lymphoscintigraphic) Staging  (Kendal Endicott, James Laredo, Byung-Boong Lee)....Pages 187-196
 Early Diagnosis in Latent Phase  (Leigh C. Ward)....Pages 197-203
 Cutaneous Manifestations of Edema  (Peter S. Mortimer)....Pages 205-219
 The Diagnosis of Edema and Its Pathogenesis  (Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 221-228
 Differential Diagnosis: Venous Edema  (Eri Fukaya)....Pages 229-237
 Differential Diagnosis: Lipedema  (Győző Szolnoky)....Pages 239-249
Front Matter ....Pages 251-252
 General Guidelines  (Andrzej Szuba)....Pages 253-256
 Radionuclide Lymphoscintigraphies  (Pierre Bourgeois)....Pages 257-313
 Duplex Ultrasonography  (Attilio Cavezzi)....Pages 315-327
 Oil Contrast Lymphangiography  (J. Leonel Villavicencio)....Pages 329-335
 Microscopic Lymphangiography  (Claudio Allegra, Michelangelo Bartolo, Anita Carlizza)....Pages 337-344
 Near-Infrared Fluorescent Lymphography  (Takumi Yamamoto)....Pages 345-355
 MR Lymphangiography  (Ningfei Liu)....Pages 357-365
 Combined Role of Lymphoscintigraphy, X-ray Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Positron Emission Tomography in the Management of Lymphedematous Disease  (Pierre Bourgeois, Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 367-385
 Alternative Assessment and Measurement Tools  (Neil Piller)....Pages 387-393
Front Matter ....Pages 395-396
 General Overview  (Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 397-401
 Complete Decongestive Physiotherapy  (Etelka Földi, Martha Földi, Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 403-411
 Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy  (Kristiana Gordon, Peter S. Mortimer)....Pages 413-429
 Compression Therapy  (Hugo Partsch, Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 431-441
 Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Therapy  (Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 443-448
 Other Contemporary Treatment Modalities  (Neil Piller)....Pages 449-458
 Medical Treatment Options  (Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 459-464
 Diagnosis and Management of Infection in Lymphedema  (Waldemar L. Olszewski, Marzanna T. Zaleska)....Pages 465-481
 The Prospect for Genetic and Growth Factor Therapy  (Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 483-492
 Adherence and Quality of Life  (Sheila Ridner, Jie Deng, Bethany Andrews Rhoten)....Pages 493-501
 Lymphedema Within the Healthcare System  (Jane M. Armer, Joseph L. Feldman, Pamela L. Ostby, Janet S. Chance-Hetzler, Yuanlu April Sun, Nathan C. Armer et al.)....Pages 503-523
Front Matter ....Pages 525-525
 Lower Limb Lymphedema  (Győző Szolnoky)....Pages 527-535
 Upper Limb Lymphedema  (Robert J. Damstra)....Pages 537-546
 Head, Face, and Neck Lymphedema  (Anne-Marie Vaillant-Newman, Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 547-557
 Genital Lymphedema  (Stéphane Vignes)....Pages 559-567
Front Matter ....Pages 569-570
 Surgical Treatment - Reconstructive Surgery General Overview  (Peter Gloviczki, Ying Huang)....Pages 571-588
 Principles of Patient Selection for Surgical Management of Lymphedema  (Joseph H. Dayan)....Pages 589-598
 Lymphatic-Venous Derivative and Reconstructive Microsurgery  (Corradino Campisi, Corrado Cesare Campisi, Francesco Boccardo)....Pages 599-617
 Lymphatic-Lymphatic Reconstructive Microsurgery  (Ruediger G. H. Baumeister)....Pages 619-629
 Lymph Node-Venous Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery: Filariasis Lymphedema  (Gurusamy Manokaran)....Pages 631-635
 Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer for the Treatment of Lymphedema  (Laurence S. Paek, Joseph M. Baylan, Corrine Becker, Dung H. Nguyen)....Pages 637-652
 A Combined Microsurgical Reconstruction Approach for Lymphedema  (Akitatsu Hayashi, Giuseppe Visconti, Yukio Seki, Guido Giacalone, Hidehiko Yoshimatsu, Nobuko Hayashi et al.)....Pages 653-671
 Current Dilemmas and Controversies in Reconstructive Surgery for Lymphedema  (Byung-Boong Lee, James Laredo)....Pages 673-679
 Future Prospects in Lymphatic Reconstructive Surgery  (Chad M. Teven, David W. Chang)....Pages 681-691
Front Matter ....Pages 693-693
 Contemporary Indications and Controversies in Excisional Surgery  (James Laredo, Byung-Boong Lee)....Pages 695-702
 Debulking Surgery for Lymphatic Filariasis  (Gurusamy Manokaran)....Pages 703-706
 From Lymph to Fat: Liposuction as a Treatment for Complete Reduction of Lymphedema  (Håkan Brorson)....Pages 707-715
 Surgical Management of Lipedema  (Mark L. Smith, Bianca J. Molina)....Pages 717-726
Front Matter ....Pages 727-727
 General Overview  (K. Benjamin Lee, James Laredo, Byung-Boong Lee)....Pages 729-742
 Primary Lymphedema and Lymphatic Malformation  (Ningfei Liu)....Pages 743-752
 Molecular Genetics of Lymphatic and Complex Vascular Malformations  (Matthieu J. Schlögel, Pascal Brouillard, Laurence M. Boon, Miikka Vikkula)....Pages 753-763
 Syndromic Lymphedema and Complex Vascular Malformations with Lymphatic Involvement  (Francine Blei)....Pages 765-775
 An Atlas of Neonatal and Infantile Lymphedema  (Cristóbal Miguel Papendieck, Miguel Angel Amore)....Pages 777-796
Front Matter ....Pages 797-797
 Pathophysiology and Medical Management of Chylous Disorders  (Francine Blei)....Pages 799-806
 Surgical Management of Chylous Reflux and Effusions  (Ying Huang, Peter Gloviczki)....Pages 807-822
 Endovascular Catheter-Based Management of Chylous Effusions  (Max Itkin)....Pages 823-838
Front Matter ....Pages 839-839
 Epidemiology  (Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 841-847
 Etiology and Pathophysiology  (Sasisekhar Bennuru, Subash Babu, Thomas B. Nutman)....Pages 849-863
 Clinical Overview: Diagnosis and Management  (Gurusamy Manokaran)....Pages 865-876
Front Matter ....Pages 877-877
 Breast Cancer  (Sharon L. Kilbreath, Elizabeth S. Dylke)....Pages 879-885
 Lower Extremity Cancers  (Mi-Joung Lee, Stanley G. Rockson)....Pages 887-897
 Radiation Considerations  (Kathleen Horst, Jie Jane Chen)....Pages 899-909
Front Matter ....Pages 911-911
 Diagnosis and Management of Primary Phlebolymphedema  (Kendal Endicott, James Laredo, Byung-Boong Lee)....Pages 913-923
 Diagnosis and Management of Secondary Phlebolymphoedema  (A Cavezzi)....Pages 925-936
 Management of Phlebolymphedema Ulcer  (Sergio Gianesini, Erica Menegatti, Paolo Zamboni)....Pages 937-953
Back Matter ....Pages 955-972