Lymphedema Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment
This volume is a clinically-oriented book that can be used for patient care, teaching, or research. It covers the entire field of lymphedema, including both primary and secondary disease, as well as all diagnostic and treatment modalities. The text begins
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Lymphedema
Arin K. Greene • Sumner A. Slavin Håkan Brorson Editors
Lymphedema Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Editors Arin K. Greene, M.D., M.M.Sc. Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery Boston Children’s Hospital Co-Director Lymphedema Program Associate Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA
Sumner A. Slavin, M.D. Division of Plastic Surgery Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Co-Director Lymphedema Program Associate Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA
Håkan Brorson, M.D., Ph.D. Senior Consultant, Associate Professor Director, The Lymphedema Unit Department of Clinical Sciences Lund University Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Sweden Professor Esculera de Graduasos Asociación Médica Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
ISBN 978-3-319-14492-4 ISBN 978-3-319-14493-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14493-1
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This book is dedicated to patients with lymphedema—we hope that it improves their quality of life and translates into improved therapies.
Preface
Although lymphedema affects millions of people around the world, the pathophysiology of the disease is poorly understood and the condition remains incurable. Lymphedema is associated with many myths; patients often are misdiagnosed and receive incorrect treatment. Individuals with lymphedema typically are medical nomads being transferred from physician to physician until they find someone who understands their disease. The goal of this book is to improve the lives of patients with lymphedema by providing an evidence-based resource for health-care prov
