Tracking Symptoms of Patients With Lymphedema Before and After Power-Assisted Liposuction Surgery.

Purpose: Lymphedema negatively impacts patients from a psychosocial standpoint and consequently affects patient's quality of life. Debulking procedures using power-assisted liposuction (PAL) are currently deemed an effective treatment for fat-dominant lymphedema and improves anthropometric measurements as well as quality of life. However, there have been no studies specifically evaluating changes in symptoms related to lymphedema after PAL.

A 4-Year Institutional Experience of Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction.

Background: Up to one in three patients may go on to develop breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) after treatment. Immediate lymphatic reconstruction (ILR) has been shown in early studies to reduce the risk of BCRL, but long-term outcomes are limited because of its recent introduction and institutions' differing eligibility requirements. This study evaluated the incidence of BCRL in a cohort that underwent ILR over the long term.

Variable Anatomy of the Lateral Upper Arm Lymphatic Channel: An Anatomical Risk Factor for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.

Background: The lateral upper arm channel is an accessory lymphatic pathway that drains the upper extremity by means of the deltopectoral groove and supraclavicular nodes, thereby bypassing the axilla. Its variable connectivity to the forearm has not been studied in vivo.

Methods: Indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography was performed preoperatively to map the superficial and functional arm lymphatics in breast cancer patients without clinical or objective evidence of lymphedema.

Omental vascularized lymph node transplant for the treatment of breast lymphedema: A case report.

Breast lymphedema is a type of breast cancer related lymphedema that leads to significant discomfort and negative impact on body image. Conservative therapy and lymphovenous bypass have been previously described as possible treatment methods for breast lymphedema, however, a unified approach to treatment is lacking. The current report describes a case of breast lymphedema successfully treated with vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) after failed attempt at management with conservative therapy.

Power-assisted Liposuction for Lymphedema: A Cost-utility Analysis.

Unlabelled: Lymphedema is a chronic, debilitating disease that has been described as the largest breast cancer survivorship burden. Debulking surgery has been shown to improve extremity volume, improve patient quality of life, and decrease the incidence of cellulitis in the literature. This procedure is routinely covered in numerous other developed countries, yet it is still inconsistently covered in the United States.