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ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY
Volume 44, Issue -, Pages 442-450Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2017.03.197
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Lymphedema can be described as an accumulation of protein-rich fluid in interstitial spaces. It affects patients in multiple aspects. Gynecologic cancer survivors might experience lower extremity lymphedema after cancer surgery or treatment. In literature, most of the studies have been performed on upper extremity lymphedema. As gynecologic cancer malignancies have increased in the recent years, treatment options and related complications have been gaining attention in studies. In this manner, this review focused on the management of lower extremity lymphedema after gynecologic surgery. Studies indicated that the incidence of lower extremity lymphedema ranges between 2.4% and 41% after pelvic lymph node dissection in patients with gynecologic malignancies. Thus, management of lower extremity lymphedema in patients after gynecologic cancer surgery is an important issue. Complex decongestive therapy method is still the gold standard of lymphedema management. Controlling, evaluating, and preventing the risk factors are also substantial points; hence, it is very important to provide accurate knowledge in the management of lower extremity lymphedema.
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