ReviewGland surgery2020
Surgical management of lymphedema: a review of current literature.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.
- Online Information on Lymphedema: Systematic Review of the Quality of Online Patient Resources.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Pooled it
- Microsurgical versus complex physical decongestive therapy for chronic breast cancer-related lymphoedema.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- The 6 month interim analysis of a randomized controlled trial assessing the quality of life in patients with breast cancer related lymphedema undergoing lymphaticovenous anastomosis vs. conservative therapy.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Targeted LVA guided by ultra-high frequency ultrasound and ICG lymphography: A pilot study.JPRAS open · 2026Article
- Lymphedema Management in May-Thurner Syndrome: A Case Series of 26 Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- "Debulking" the future of lymphedema surgery: A narrative review.JPRAS open · 2026Review
- Enhancing outcomes in severe lymphedema through combined treatment strategies.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
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- Advances in surgical management of chronic lymphedema: current strategies and future directions.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Review
- Cross-Sectional Analysis of Patients Referred to a Tertiary Lymphatic Surgery Center.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- [Results and limitations in surgery for Lipedema, Lymphedema and Elephantiasis of the lower limbs in a resource-limited country: Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010 to 2025].The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
- Early-onset Lower Limb Edema.Oman medical journal · 2024Article
- Review of treatment strategies after lymphadenectomy: From molecular therapeutics to immediate microsurgical lymphatic reconstruction.Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders · 2024Review
- Comparison of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Pump as Adjunct to Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy against Decongestive Therapy Alone for Upper Limb Lymphedema after Breast Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Combination of Supramicrosurgical Lymphatico-Venular Anastomosis (sLVA) and Lymph-Sparing Liposuction in Treating Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Rationale for a Regional One-Stage Approach.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Overlapping lockup lymphaticovenous anastomosis: A useful addition to supermicrosurgery.Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders · 2024Article
- Lymphoedema surgery in Australia: a narrative review.Gland surgery · 2023Review
- How I do it: Radical debulking of lower extremity end-stage lymphedema.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2023Article
- Combining reconstructive and ablative surgical treatment of chronic breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL): safe and effective.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2023Article
- Lymphatic channel sheet of polydimethylsiloxane for preventing secondary lymphedema in the rat upper limb model.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Lymphedema may be characterized by a progressive clinical course and limitations in improvement despite multi-modality treatment. In westernized countries, it most commonly presents as an undesirable complication of cancer treatment, particularly breast cancer. In the past several decades, surgical treatments for lymphedema have advanced, alongside developments in microsurgery. Lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) and lymph node transplantation are physiological therapies that may reduce lymphedema through addressing its route cause. Ablative techniques such as liposuction and subcutaneous excision aid in resolving the accumulation of proteinaceous adipose and fibrotic tissue seen in advanced lymphedema. The goal of this review is to examine the outcomes and limitations of current surgical techniques used in lymphedema management.
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