Enhancing lymphoscintigraphic specificity of lymphoedema diagnosis in patients with lipoedema.

This study addresses the diagnostic challenges of identifying lymphoedema in patients with lipoedema using lymphoscintigraphy. Overdiagnosis of lymphoedema in this patient population is frequent and may result in reduced proposed surgical interventions. We retrospectively analyzed clinical data from patients followed for lipoedema, lymphoedema or lipolymphoedema and who underwent lymphoscintigraphy.

Diagnostic imaging in lipedema: A systematic review.

Background: Diagnosing lipedema remains a challenge due to its heterogeneous presentation, co-existing diseases, and the lack of objective diagnostic imaging.

Objective: This systematic review aims to outline the currently available diagnostic imaging methods to characterize lipedema in the legs along with their diagnostic performance.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched.

Oncologic Safety of Immediate Breast Reconstruction: A Single-Center Retrospective Review of 138 Patients.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the oncologic safety of mastectomies associated with immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) in terms of recurrence and survival.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted at a single center (CHU UCL Namur, Belgium). We analyzed the oncologic safety of IBR for patients with invasive and in situ breast cancer who underwent mastectomy associated with IBR.