Factors associated with response to compression-based physical therapy for secondary lower limb lymphedema after gynecologic cancer treatment: a multicenter retrospective study.

Background: Lower limb lymphedema (LLL) is one of the most refractory and debilitating complications related to gynecological cancer treatment. We investigated factors associated with response to compression-based physical therapy (CPT) for secondary LLL after gynecologic cancer treatment.

Methods: We performed a multicenter retrospective study using the records of seven medical institutions from 2002 and 2014.

Risk factors for late-onset lower limb lymphedema after gynecological cancer treatment: A multi-institutional retrospective study.

Introduction: Late-onset lower limb lymphedema (LLL) is a significant clinical challenge for physicians dealing with patients that undergo treatment involving the pelvic cavity. We aimed to clarify the prevalence of and risk factors for late-onset LLL after treatment for gynecological cancer.

Methods: We conducted a multicenter retrospective study using records of cases in which LLL diagnosed by physical findings and measurement of limbs girths.

Health-related quality of life and associated factors in patients with primary lymphedema.

Aim: Primary lymphedema requires continuous conservative treatment during the patient's life, which may affect their health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Physical and psychosocial characteristics related to lymphedema are associated with their HRQOL. This study aimed to assess HRQOL in those patients undergoing conservative treatment and to determine the factors associated with their HRQOL.

Presence of thoracic duct abnormalities in patients with primary lymphoedema of the extremities.

Objectives: Primary lymphoedema is said to be caused by lymph duct malformations, lymphatic hypoplasia or lymphatic agenesis, but no definite treatment has been established. In this study, we used magnetic resonance thoracic ductography (MRTD) to assess the morphology of the thoracic duct in patients with primary lymphoedema.

Methods: The study was conducted on nine patients with primary lymphoedema who were hospitalised at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (University of Tokyo Hospital) from September 2007 through April 2011.

[Lymphatic circulation and active motion of the lymphatics].

One of the important roles of the lymphatic system is the prevention of edema. Lymphatic contractility plays crucial roles in the regulation and generation of lymph transport. A number of studies both in situ and in vitro have clearly demonstrated that lymphatic vessels possess both tonic and phasic changes in contractility.