Surgical treatment and rehabilitation strategies for upper and lower extremity lymphedema: A comprehensive review

A de Sire, L Losco, L Lippi, D Spadoni, J Kaciulyte… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lymphedema is a chronic disabling condition affecting a growing number of patients
worldwide. Although lymphedema is not life-threatening, several reports underlined …

Obesity and cancer rehabilitation for functional recovery and quality of life in breast cancer survivors: a comprehensive review

L Lippi, A de Sire, A Folli, A Turco, S Moalli… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Obesity is a global health challenge closely linked to breast cancer (BC).
Recognizing this intricate relationship, our research explores the multifaceted connections …

Lymphatic function of the lower limb after groin dissection for vulvar cancer and reconstruction with lymphatic SCIP flap

AA Caretto, G Stefanizzi, SM Fragomeni, A Federico… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Inguinal lymphadenectomy for vulvar cancer is often followed by
secondary lower limb lymphedema. This significant treatment-related morbidity cannot be …

Treatment of Early-Stage Gynecological Cancer-Related Lower Limb Lymphedema by Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis—The Triple Incision Approach

AA Caretto, G Stefanizzi, G Garganese, SM Fragomeni… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Lower extremity lymphedema (LEL) is one of the most relevant
chronic and disabling sequelae after gynecological cancer therapy involving pelvic …

The combination of lymph node transfer and excisional procedures in bilateral lower extremity lymphedema: clinical outcomes and quality of life assessment with long …

L Losco, A Bolletta, A de Sire, SH Chen, G Sert… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Bilateral lower extremity lymphedema is a rare and invalidating condition that
poses a great challenge to the scientific community, and deeply affects the quality of life …

Orthotopic vascularized lymph node transfer in breast cancer‐related lymphedema treatment: Functional and life quality outcomes

F Lo Torto, J Kaciulyte, F Di Meglio… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Breast cancer‐related lymphedema (BCRL) is a chronic disease that occurs up
to 65% of breast cancer survivors. Traditional treatment is conservative, but new surgeries …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical management of breast cancer-related lymphedema: a narrative review of contemporary practices

P Ciudad, JM Escandón… - Annals of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A literature search was conducted across PubMed MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of
Science from database inception through January 2, 2023. We included English-written …

Prevention of Secondary Lymphedema after Complete Lymph Node Dissection in Melanoma Patients: The Role of Preventive Multiple Lymphatic–Venous …

E Nacchiero, M Maruccia, F Robusto, R Elia… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Current guidelines have limited the performance of complete
lymph node dissection (CLND) for patients with clinically detectable lymphatic metastases …

Editorial for the Special Issue “Vasorum Lymphaticorum: From the Discovery of the Lymphatic System to the New Perspectives in Microsurgical Reconstruction and …

A Bolletta, L Losco, E Cigna - Medicina, 2024 - mdpi.com
Lymphedema is a complex clinical condition that appears as a result of the failure of the
lymphatic system function, and it is characterized by edema, fibrosis, and adipose …

Facial Lymphedema Following Head and Neck Tumor Resection: Preliminary Experience of Supermicrosurgical Treatment With LVA—Report of Three Cases

J Kaciulyte, G Giacomini, L Garutti, D Spadoni… - …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Facial lymphedema (FL) is a potential complication following head‐and‐neck tumor (HNT)
therapy. Conservative management is often difficult, and there is limited literature on surgical …