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Gland Surg
December 2024
Department of Breast Oncology, Hainan Cancer Hospital, Haikou, China.
Background: Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is one of the common complications after breast cancer surgery. It can easily lead to limb swelling, deformation and upper limb dysfunction, which has a serious impact on the physical and mental health and quality of life of patients. Previous studies have mostly used statistical methods such as linear regression and logistic regression to analyze the influencing factors, but all of them have certain limitations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhlebology
January 2025
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Türkiye.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the demographic and clinical characteristics of male patients.
Methods: Retrospective data were collected from the files of 52 male patients with lymphedema. Duration, diagnostic category, localization and stage of lymphedema, and complaints were analyzed and reported.
Food Sci Nutr
January 2025
Gülhane School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Health Sciences Turkey Ankara Turkey.
To demonstrate the prevalence of malnutrition risk in a specific rehabilitation setting. The secondary aim of the study was to compare Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST) and Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) with Nutritional Risk Screening-2002 (NRS-2002). Patients diagnosed with stroke, anoxic brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, neuromuscular diseases, Parkinson's disease, and lymphedema who were admitted to a rehabilitation hospital were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
January 2025
From the Department of Plastic and General Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
Liposuction is a common procedure for patients with lymphedema with nonpitting adipose tissue hypertrophy. However, routinely, the lipoaspirate is discarded. Experimental studies have shown that adipose-derived stem cells in fat may enhance the regenerative and lymphangiogenic effects of the fat.
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December 2024
Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain.
Background/aims: This cross-sectional study investigates body composition and strength in female breast cancer survivors, focusing on the effects of radical mastectomy and the presence of upper extremity lymphoedema. The main objective was to understand body composition, volumetry, and strength, as well as response to strength training in female breast cancer survivors.
Methods: Twenty-three women (aged 42-74 years old) with radical mastectomy in the last five years were assessed by measuring body composition (weight, water percentage, fat, muscle, and lean mass), maximal strength, perimeters, and brachial volumes.
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