Estado actual del tratamiento quirúrgico del Linfedema

  1. Delgado-Martínez, Julio
  2. Zayas-Pinedo, Paloma
  3. García-Bernal, Francisco Javier
  4. Regalado-Bilbao, Javier
Aldizkaria:
Gaceta médica de Bilbao: Revista oficial de la Academia de Ciencias Médicas de Bilbao. Información para profesionales sanitarios

ISSN: 0304-4858 2173-2302

Argitalpen urtea: 2014

Alea: 111

Zenbakia: 4

Mota: Artikulua

Beste argitalpen batzuk: Gaceta médica de Bilbao: Revista oficial de la Academia de Ciencias Médicas de Bilbao. Información para profesionales sanitarios

Laburpena

Lymphedema is defined as the accumulation of protein-rich fluid in the interstitial space. In our environment, the most common presentation is as the consequence of the breast cancer treatment. Although the standard physical therapy, compression measures and local skin care is very beneficial in most cases, it requires a lot of discipline and perseverance from patients, since they must keep these treatments for an indefinite period. To solve these problems, some microsurgical techniques have been developed, such as lymphovenous bypass or microvascular lymph node transfer, which are showing promising results in the treatment of this disease.