141. TheFetus.net - Milroy’s Primary Congenital Lymphedema (PCL)-Luc Gourand, Pascal 200210-23-09 Primary congenital lymphedema © Gourand www.TheFetus.net. Primary congenital lymphedema (Milroy s). Familial lymphedema praecox Meige s disease. http://www.thefetus.net/page.php?id=1035

142. Www.moffitt.usf.edu/cancjrnl/v2n5/article6.html lymphedema, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Centerlymphedema information, published by the Vascular Malformation Center at Children s Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati. Conditions and Diagnoses. lymphedema. http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/cancjrnl/v2n5/article6.html

Management of Extremity Lymphedema Christopher A. Puleo, PA-C, and Marianne Luh, BS Tampa, Fla. (C.A.P.) and Venus Medical, Inc., Palm Harbor, Fla. (M.L.) Chronic lymphedema is almost always a permanent and often progressive condition. In most cases, neither medical nor surgical means can completely relieve the effects of lymphedema. Surgical management of chronic lymphedema has high morbidity and a success rate of only 30%, and many patients return to their presurgical limb girth within three to four years. Nonsurgical treatment of chronic lymphedema can decrease overall lymphatic edema. Sequential gradient compression systems, which compensate for impaired lymphatic flow, return protein-rich lymphatic fluid from the extracellular regions of the tissues back into the circulatory system where the fluid can be excreted. Introduction Lymphedema occurs when an interruption in the lymphatic flow results in the accumulation of protein-rich fluid in soft tissues. While lymphedema occurs most frequently in the extremities, it also can be found in the head, neck, abdomen, lungs, and around the genitalia. When the lymphatic system is damaged or blocked, edema accumulates over a period of time and thickens the interstitial tissue with fibrosis. Primary lymphedema, which is associated with developmental abnormalities of the lymphatic system, may be manifested in neonates (congenital), in adolescents (praecox), or in patients over the age of 35 years (tarda).

143. The Lymphoedema Association Of Australia Founded in 1982, to encourage research, treatment, and to spread information about these among doctors, http://www.lymphoedema.org.au/

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