TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Lymphatic Surgery and Surgery of Lymphatic Disorders
A1  - Campisi, Corradino C.C.
A1  - Boccardo, Francesco
A1  - Witte, Marlys H.
A1  - Bernas, Michael J.
A2  - Dieter, Robert S.
A2  - Dieter, Raymond A.
A2  - Dieter, Raymond A.
Y1  - 2011
N1  - 
T2  - Venous and Lymphatic Diseases
AB  - Whereas  the  mainstay  of  treatment  of  lymphedema  and  other  lymphatic  disorders  has  long  been  non-operative,  there  is,  nonetheless,  a  century  of  history  of  attempts  to  simplify  management  and  improve  patient  outcomes  using  a  variety  of  surgical  approaches.  These  have  included  efforts  to  remove  unsightly  tissue  overgrowth  and  lymphatic  tumor  masses;  promote  lymph  drainage  through  prelymphatic  tissue  channels,  skin  flaps,  and  omental  transplants;  and  reroute  obstructed  lymph  flow  through  direct  lymphatic  and  lymph  node  shunts  back  into  the  venous  system.  Recent  advances  in  microsurgery,  refinements  in  noninvasive  dynamic  lymphatic  system  imaging,  and  improved  approaches  to  resection  have  built  upon  this  historic  tradition  and  the  contributions  of  pioneering  surgical  lymphologists  to  make  lymphatic  microsurgery  and  surgery  of  lymphatic  disorders  an  increasingly  important,  safe,  and  practical  option  in  these  chronic  vexing  disfiguring,  disabling,  and  at  times,  life-threatening  congenital  and  acquired  conditions.  Moreover,  future  improvements  in  the  scope  and  outcome  of  these  procedures  include  minimally  invasive  and  robotic  approaches  possibly  coupled  along  with  tissue  engineering  and  stem  cell  and  tissue  transplantation.  These  improvements,  and  ultimately  fetal  restitution  or  reconstruction,  to  prevent  or  treat  these  lymphatic  disorders  will  require  both  the  intellect  and  skill  of  surgeons  on  research  teams  and  in  clinical  multimodal  management.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Medical
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126492683
ER  -