ZILLI A.

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We report on the modern surgical management of peripheral lymphedema. An adequate diagnostic route is essential: it has to include patient history and clinical examination, an isotopic lymphography, an accurate study of the venous circulation, and in cases of angiodysplasia, an accurate study of the artery circulation. Based on over 25 years of...

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Over the past 25 years, 665 patients with obstructive lymphedema have been treated with microsurgical lymphatic-venous anastomoses; of these, 446 patients were available for long-term follow-up study. Objective assessment was undertaken by water volumetry and lymphoscintigraphy. Lymphangioscintigraphy, lymphangiography (in patients with...

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Background. This article aims to make a contribution to the present knowledge of the diagnosis and therapy of chylous reflux pathologies, based largely on the authors' clinical experience in the microsurgical treatment of these disorders. Methods. In 47 patients affected by chylostatic disorders the diagnosis was based on the clinical history,...

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Secondary lymphoedema of the upper limbs is a fairly frequent complication of breast cancer treatment. It is related to dissection of the axillary lymph nodes, and manifests itself in the form of clinically important lymphostasis, particularly when the dissection is combined with radiotherapy. Despite the fact that the surgical treatment of...

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