Surgical reconstruction of primary genital lymphedema—long term therapeutic efficacy
Author(s) -
Ziyou Yu,
Lingling Sheng,
Weigang Cao,
Shengli Li,
Wei Lu,
Weiqing Gao,
Zhaohua Jiang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
gland surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2227-8575
pISSN - 2227-684X
DOI - 10.21037/gs.2020.03.19
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphedema , scrotum , lymphatic system , surgery , penis , edema , subcutaneous tissue , sex organ , cancer , pathology , breast cancer , biology , genetics
Primary genital lymphedema is caused by congenital lymphatic dysplasia, which is often accompanied by lymphedema of the lower extremities. A lack of effective diagnostics and treatments are available in clinical practice. The purpose of this study is to present the experience of surgical treatment of genital lymphedema and follow-up magnetic resonance lymphangiography (MRL) examinations.
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