Background: One of the main challenges in managing lymphedema and lipedema is the lack of valid and reliable objective measures for diagnosis and follow-up. This study was aimed at gathering evidence regarding the objective…
Vanaki A et al. · International journal of vascular medicine · 13 fev 2025
Background: Lymphedema and lipedema are debilitating conditions with no proven drug or surgical therapy. Effective treatment requires self-management through movement and compression to reduce limb volume and the incidence of…
Mortimer PS et al. · Lymphatic research and biology · 23 fev 2024
Lipedema is a symmetrical disorder of the subcutaneous adipose tissue that affects almost exclusively women in postpubescent age. The trinity of disfiguring hyperplastic adipose tissue of the proximal extremities, increasing pain…
Wollina U, Heinig B · Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 1 dez 2018
Lipedema is a symmetrical disorder of the subcutaneous adipose tissue that affects almost exclusively women in postpubescent age. The trinity of disfiguring hyperplastic adipose tissue of the proximal extremities, increasing pain…
Wollina U, Heinig B · Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 1 nov 2018
Lymphedema results from impaired lymphatic transport with increased limb volume. Primary and secondary forms can be distinguished. Secondary lymphedema of the upper limb is the most frequent in France. A 2-cm difference on any…
Vignes S et al. · Journal des maladies vasculaires · 1 nov 2009
Lipoedema and familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD) are rare adipose tissue disorders frequently misclassified as common obesity. Clinical assessment and body mass index (BMI) alone may fail to capture regional fat distribution,…
To evaluate which factors are associated with change in lymphedema-specific quality of life (QoL) and relative volume difference in the maintenance phase after a multidisciplinary intensive treatment program in patients with…
Heroes A et al. · Lymphatic research and biology · 22 out 2026
Lipedema and obesity are chronic, frequently progressive disorders that can present with increased adipose-tissue volume, functional impairment and reduced quality of life. Although often approached as differential diagnoses,…
Lower extremity swelling has a broad differential diagnosis, including lymphedema, obesity-induced lymphedema, phlebolymphedema, and lipedema. Although these conditions may appear similar clinically, their pathophysiology and…
Oh S et al. · Journal of clinical imaging science · 19 ago 2026
Cashew nut allergy is increasing globally and may cause cross-allergic reactions to seed kernels from botanically related plants, including citrus. A woman in her twenties with a known nut allergy developed anaphylaxis after…
Kahrs GE, Lied GA · Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke · 14 jul 2026
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to compare metabolic status and biochemical indices associated with cardiovascular risk, including the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, triglyceride-glucose-body mass index (TyG-BMI), and…
Lipedema has historically been classified within obesity- and lymphedema-related frameworks, despite its distinct clinical features and frequent occurrence in individuals with normal or low body mass index. This narrative review…
Fiengo E, Sbarbati A · Clinical and experimental medicine · 28 abr 2026
ObjectiveTo analyse and compare the prevalence of comorbidities associated with lipedema in Spanish women with that in the general population.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted using an anonymous online questionnaire…
Vaquero-Ramiro E et al. · Phlebology · 26 mar 2026
Despite ongoing research, the prevalence of lipoedema still relies on estimates, with figures in the recent literature ranging from 1% to 10%. Large-scale epidemiological studies on lipoedema are lacking. This retrospective…
Aitzetmüller-Klietz M et al. · Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse : Organ der V... · 12 mar 2026
Lipedema is a chronic condition characterized by abnormal fat accumulation, primarily in the lower extremities, affecting mostly women. Despite improvements in diagnosis and treatment, lipedema is often misdiagnosed as obesity or…
Rathod S, Pouwels S, Schmidt J · JPRAS open · 19 jan 2026
Background/Objectives: Lipedema is a chronic disorder that affects almost exclusively women and is characterized by bilateral, symmetrical accumulation of subcutaneous fat, typically in the buttocks, hips, and lower limbs, and in…
Lipedema is a condition often mistaken for other causes of limb swelling including lymphedema and obesity. Lipedema may have a unique metabolic profile. Interrogation of the metabolome is a strategy that could reveal unique…
Alkhalfan F et al. · Obesity medicine · 23 mai 2025
Lipedema is an adipose tissue disorder that principally affects women and is frequently misidentified as obesity or lymphedema. There have been relatively few studies that have precisely defined the pathogenesis, epidemiology,…
Mortada H et al. · Archives of plastic surgery · 15 mai 2025
Background: Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is commonly used for the detection and monitoring of lymphedema and potentially lipedema. BIS measures limb electrical resistance, which decreases with fluid accumulation in these…
Ward LC et al. · Lymphatic research and biology · 14 abr 2025
Lipedema is a chronic disorder characterized by disproportionate fat accumulation in the extremities, predominantly affecting women. Unlike obesity, lipedema might be associated with a lower prevalence of metabolic alterations…
Lipedema is a chronic condition involving abnormal fat deposition in the lower limbs, often underdiagnosed, and poorly understood. We examined the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of a large patient cohort in…
Discriminating lipedema from lymphedema becomes challenging in the absence of a pathognomonic test. The objective was to find the best manifestations that discriminate between lipedema and lymphedema and to build a diagnosis…
Forner-Cordero I, Muñoz-Langa J, Morilla-Bellido L · International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology · 26 fev 2025
Background: One of the main challenges in managing lymphedema and lipedema is the lack of valid and reliable objective measures for diagnosis and follow-up. This study was aimed at gathering evidence regarding the objective…
Vanaki A et al. · International journal of vascular medicine · 13 fev 2025
It is not yet known whether lipedema is a progressive chronic disease or not. The aim of this paper is to describe the long-term changes in the volume of the lower limbs. The primary endpoint of this prospective cohort study of…
Forner-Cordero I, Muñoz-Langa J · Vascular medicine (London, England) · 20 jan 2025
Recently, we read with interest the article 'Comparison of fluid and body composition measures in women with lipoedema, lymphoedema, and control participants' by Stellmaker R, Thompson B, Mackie H, Koelmeyer L. Clin Obes.…
Pereira de Godoy HJ, Pereira de Godoy JM · Clinical obesity · 27 out 2024
AimThis study aimed to monitor public interest in information related to Lipedema and examine potential temporal, seasonal, and income-related trends that may impact public interest.Material - MethodsA dataset was created using…
Erden Y, Temel MH, Bağcıer F · Phlebology · 24 set 2024
Lymphedema and lipedema are chronic debilitating disorders that most commonly affect the upper and lower extremities. Although they can appear similar, they differ in important ways, which the authors of this article review and…
Lomeli LD et al. · Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine · 1 jul 2024
Lipedema and lymphedema are physically similar yet distinct diseases that are commonly misdiagnosed. We previously reported that lipedema and lymphedema are associated with increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE). The…
The 11th annual National Lymphoedema Conference, organised by the British Journal of Community Nursing in association with the British Lymphology Society and Lipoedema UK, was hosted at the America Square Conference Centre,…
Hashimi S, Rajagopalan U · British journal of community nursing · 1 abr 2024
Background: Our aim is to propose a framework for the development of a research case definition of lipedema, based on current available literature and those observations that can be applied to future lipedema research with the…
Keith L et al. · Lymphatic research and biology · 28 mar 2024
Body mass index (BMI) is seen as a predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in lipedema patients. A valid predictor of CVD is increased aortic stiffness (IAS), and previous research described IAS in lipedema. However, it is not…
Mahlmann A et al. · Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 5 mar 2024
Background: Lymphedema and lipedema are debilitating conditions with no proven drug or surgical therapy. Effective treatment requires self-management through movement and compression to reduce limb volume and the incidence of…
Mortimer PS et al. · Lymphatic research and biology · 23 fev 2024
Patients with lymphedema and lipedema share physical exam findings that may lead to misdiagnosis. Poor mobility is common in patients with obesity and patients with lymphedema and lipedema. This may constitute a risk factor for…
Khalid MU et al. · Vascular medicine (London, England) · 1 fev 2024
We analyzed the medical condition of 360 women affected by lipedema of the lower limbs in stages 1, 2, and 3. The data were assessed for the whole population and compared between different clinical stages, distinguishing between…
Patton L et al. · International journal of molecular sciences · 27 jan 2024
We aimed to model total charges for the most prevalent multimorbidity combinations in the USA and assess model accuracy across Asian/Pacific Islander, African American, Biracial, Caucasian, Hispanic, and Native American…
This Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement (CPS) is intended to provide clinicians with an overview on obesity, thrombosis, venous disease, lymphatic disease, and lipedema. The scientific support for this…
Background: Lipedema is a chronic and progressive disease. Many complications can occur if the disease is not treated. The most important of these complications is lipedema with secondary lymphedema. There are very few…
Esmer M, Schingale FJ · Lymphatic research and biology · 3 out 2023
Lipedema, also known as lipohyperplasia dolorosa (LiDo), is a painful condition affecting women, causing a disproportionate accumulation of subcutaneous adipose tissue in the extremities. It carries a lower risk of diabetes and…
Brenner E et al. · Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 30 ago 2023
Objective The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 in women diagnosed with lipedema. Methods Leukocyte histocompatibility antigen (HLA) tests of 95 women diagnosed with lipedema were analyzed using…
Lower limb lipoedema is a chronic condition of the adipose connective tissue of the skin that affects women. Its frequency is not well known, hence the main objective of this study. Retrospective analysis of the records of…
Rastel D, Urbinelli R · Journal de medecine vasculaire · 24 jun 2023
Introduction: Lipedema is a bilateral enlargement of the legs due to abnormal depositions of subcutaneous fat. Recent studies using lymphoscintigraphy documented that lipedema associates with lymphatic alterations. It is still…
Chachaj A et al. · Frontiers in physiology · 10 abr 2023
Introduction The current study aimed to investigate the overlap between symptoms of lipedema and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Lipedema is a condition that causes abnormal fat accumulation and inflammation in…
Enhancing our understanding of lymphatic anatomy from the microscopic to the anatomical scale is essential to discern how the structure and function of the lymphatic system interacts with different tissues and organs within the…
Singhal D et al. · Frontiers in physiology · 6 fev 2023
Lipedema is usually thought of as a dis-ease of women. Potentially diagnostic comparative data is needed between patients with lip-edema and those with lower limb lymphedema (LLL). Since there is no gold standard to diagnose…
Lipedema is an inflammatory subcutaneous adipose tissue disease that develops in women and may progress to lipolymphedema, a condition similar to lymphedema, in which lymphatic dysfunction results in irresolvable edema. Because…
Rasmussen JC et al. · Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 15 jun 2022
Lipedema exhibits excessive lower-extremity subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) deposition, which is frequently misidentified as obesity until lymphedema presents. MR lymphangiography may have relevance to distinguish lipedema from…
Crescenzi R et al. · Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 3 jun 2022
The aim of the present case study was to report the 3-year follow-up of a male patient with lipedema and subclinical systemic lymphedema evaluated using multi-segment bioimpedance. The report describes the case of a 53-year-old…
Pereira de Godoy LM, Guerreiro Godoy MdF, Pereira de Godoy JM · Journal of medical cases · 2 jun 2022
Lipedema is characterized as an abnormal deposition of fat in the buttocks and legs bilaterally that may be accompanied by swelling, pain, and tenderness. It is still often confused with more frequent conditions such as obesity…
Amato ACM et al. · Jornal vascular brasileiro · 23 mai 2022
The lymphatic contribution to the circulation is of paramount importance in regulating fluid homeostasis, immune cell trafficking/activation and lipid metabolism. In comparison to the blood vasculature, the impact of the…
Rockson SG et al. · Clinical and translational medicine · 1 abr 2022
Lymphedema is characterized by swelling and fibroadipose tissue deposition that is a physically, psychologically, and socially debilitating condition due to chronic and progressive nature of the disease. Treatment benefit…
Duygu Yildiz E, Bakar Y, Keser I · Journal of vascular nursing : official publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing · 26 jan 2022
The novel use of cryolipolysis via icepacks, a readily available and inexpensive device, is described for lipoedematous scalp with subjective and objective relief. This is a simple solution to a troublesome, intractable condition…
Kharkar V, Vishwanath T, Kamble P · Clinical and experimental dermatology · 12 out 2021
Lipedema is a chronic, progressive disease that almost exclusively affects women and often misdiagnosed as obesity or primary lymphedema. Research concerning lipedema is sparse, and there is a lack of studies focusing on women's…
Melander C, Juuso P, Olsson M · Health care for women international · 12 jul 2021
Lipedema is a loose connective tissue disease predominantly in women identified by increased nodular and fibrotic adipose tissue on the buttocks, hips and limbs that develops at times of hormone, weight and shape change including…
Lipedema is an infrequently recognized disorder. It is characterized by bilateral painful enlargement of the legs due to abnormal depositions of subcutaneous fat, that can result in considerable disability. The diagnosis is…
Naef V, Alvarez Martinez D, Cortes B · Revue medicale suisse · 31 mar 2021
Primary lymphedema is a rare chronic pathology associated with constitutional abnormalities of the lymphatic system. The objective of this French National Diagnosis and Care Protocol (Protocole National de Diagnostic et de Soins;…
Vignes S et al. · Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 6 jan 2021
Lipedema is a chronic disease seen frequently in women that causes abnormal fat deposition in the lower limbs and associated bruising and pain. Despite increasing knowledge concerning lipedema, there are still aspects of…
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of subclinical and clinical systemic lymphedema in patients with lipedema and different body mass index (BMI) values. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine…
Multiple associated comorbidities have been described for lipedema patients. Disease diagnosis still remains challenging in many cases and is frequently delayed. The purpose of this study was to determine the most common…
Ghods M et al. · Dermatologic therapy · 22 nov 2020
Background: Fluid in lymphedema tissue appears histologically as spaces around vessels and between dermal skin fibers. Lipedema is a painful disease of excess loose connective tissue (fat) in limbs, almost exclusively of women,…
Allen M, Schwartz M, Herbst KL · Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 14 out 2020
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Patients with obesity and lipedema commonly are misdiagnosed as having lymphedema. The conditions share phenotypic overlap and can influence each other. The purpose of this study was to delineate…
Greene AK, Sudduth CL · International journal of obesity (2005) · 15 set 2020
Literature on the validity of outcome measurement in lymphedema and lipedema is very sparse. This study aimed to examine the convergent, divergent and discriminant validity of a set of 5 instruments in both conditions.…
Angst F et al. · Health and quality of life outcomes · 22 jul 2020
Lipedema is a chronic and progressive disease characterized by a symmetrical and bilateral swelling of the lower extremities. In general, the feet are not involved. Lipedema is believed to affect nearly 1 in 9 adult women…
Tartaglione G et al. · World journal of nuclear medicine · 27 jun 2020
Selenium is a trace element, which is utilized by the human body in selenoproteins. Their main function is to reduce oxidative stress, which plays an important role in lymphedema and lipedema. In addition, selenium deficiency is…
Pfister C, Dawczynski H, Schingale F · Nutrients · 25 abr 2020
Lower extremity lymphedema is frequently encountered in the vascular clinic. Established dogma purports that cancer is the most common cause of lower extremity lymphedema in Western countries, whereas chronic venous insufficiency…
Dean SM et al. · Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders · 25 jan 2020
Although a large number of adult women worldwide are affected by lipedema, the physiologic conditions triggering onset and progression of this chronic disease remain enigmatic. In the present study, a descriptive epidemiologic…
Bauer A et al. · Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 1 dez 2019
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the Turkish adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Patient Benefit Index-Lymphedema (PBI-L) ensuring direct assessment of the benefit in patients with lymphedema (LE),…
Duygu E, Bakar Y, Keser I · Lymphatic research and biology · 30 mai 2019
Background: Sonographic findings differ in patients with primary lipedema from those with lymphedema. This project was designed to quantify those differences and objectively characterize findings of lipedema and lymphedema in the…
Iker E et al. · Lymphatic research and biology · 7 jan 2019
Advanced lymphedema is associated with a number of adverse skin changes including color, thickening of the epidermis, dryness, and hyperkeratosis. These changes are related to prolonged lymph stasis and contribute to an increased…
Limb lymphedemas are due to a malfunction of the lymphatic system responsible for lymph stasis in the interstitial tissue and secondarily to an increase in the volume of the affected limb. They are divided into primary lymphedema…
Agharbi F · The Pan African medical journal · 28 dez 2018
Lipedema is a chronic disabilitating disease affecting the subcutaneous adipose tissue of the extremities in females during or after puberty. The disease is characterized by bilateral swelling of legs and/or arms, bruising, and…
Lipedema is a symmetrical disorder of the subcutaneous adipose tissue that affects almost exclusively women in postpubescent age. The trinity of disfiguring hyperplastic adipose tissue of the proximal extremities, increasing pain…
Wollina U, Heinig B · Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 1 dez 2018
Lipedema is a symmetrical disorder of the subcutaneous adipose tissue that affects almost exclusively women in postpubescent age. The trinity of disfiguring hyperplastic adipose tissue of the proximal extremities, increasing pain…
Wollina U, Heinig B · Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 1 nov 2018
Background Lipedema is a chronic disorder presenting in women during puberty or other times of hormonal change such as childbirth or menopause, characterized by symmetric enlargement of nodular, painful subcutaneous adipose…
Torre YSl et al. · Hormone molecular biology and clinical investigation · 9 mar 2018
The present study aimed to assess LV rotational mechanics by three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (3DSTE) in lipedema (n=25), lymphedema (n=26) patient groups with age- and gender-matched healthy controls (n=54). 3…
An audit of 100 new patients attending a specialist lymphoedema clinic revealed 52% presented with chronic oedema. More than half (58%) of the chronic oedema group presented with skin changes whereas 14% of those with lipoedema,…
Todd M et al. · British journal of community nursing · 1 mai 2017
Lymphedema is a complex and burdensome medical problem and requires continuous specific therapy. The aim of this cross-sectional study of community lymphedema care in the metropolitan area of Hamburg, Germany, was to evaluate…
Herberger K et al. · Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society · 27 abr 2017
Lipedema is a disproportional obesity featuring spontaneous or light pressure-induce pain and frequent hematoma formation due to even minor traumatic injuries. It is generally distinguished from general obesity primarily based on…
Lymphedema results from impaired lymphatic transport with increased limb volume. Lymphedema are divided in primary and secondary forms. Upper-limb lymphedema secondary to breast cancer treatment is the most frequent in France.…
Vignes S · La Revue de medecine interne · 31 ago 2016
Neutrophilic dermatosis (ND) confined to postmastectomy lymphedema, localized Sweet syndrome, is a newly recognized disease. In this study, the authors describe a 44-year-old obese woman with chronic myelogenous leukemia in…
Ainechi S, Carlson JA · The American Journal of dermatopathology · 1 fev 2016
Lipedema is a disorder of adipose tissue that primarily affects females and is often misdiagnosed as obesity or lymphedema. Relatively few studies have defined the precise pathogenesis, epidemiology, and management strategies for…
Okhovat J, Alavi A · The international journal of lower extremity wounds · 17 out 2014
In a 66-year-old obese woman (WHO stage III, BMI 51 kg/m2) pronounced osteoarthritis of the right knee was diagnosed. Because of progressive chronic pain of the right knee joint her walking distance was limited to a few meters.…
Brinkmann V et al. · Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 1 abr 2014
A 54-year-old female patient reported that a characteristic of her family was 'fat legs' with postural edema since adolescence. Over the years the patient had been gaining weight with an increase in fatty tissue in the legs and…
Godoy MdFG et al. · Case reports in dermatology · 23 out 2012
The pathophysiology of skin diseases associated with monoclonal gammopathies is generally unknown. Our aim was to investigate whether a monoclonal gammopathy could be a causal factor in progressive lymphedema. We describe a 75…
Rare adipose disorders (RADs) including multiple symmetric lipomatosis (MSL), lipedema and Dercum's disease (DD) may be misdiagnosed as obesity. Lifestyle changes, such as reduced caloric intake and increased physical activity…
Lipedema is a disproportional obesity featuring light pressure-induced or spontaneous pain. On the basis of our clinical observations, lymphedema therapy, as practiced in our clinic, reduces the perception of pain beyond leg…
The aim of the current study was to alert about dermatological alterations in the clinical evolution of lipo-lymphedema. The case of a 48-year-old patient is reported with clinical diagnosis of stage II lipo-lymphedema treated in…
Pereira De Godoy JM et al. · Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia · 1 ago 2010
Lipedema is a condition characterized by swelling and enlargement of the lower limbs due to abnormal deposition of subcutaneous fat. Lipedema is an under-recognized condition, often misdiagnosed as lymphedema or dismissed as…
Child AH et al. · American journal of medical genetics. Part A · 1 abr 2010
Lymphedema results from impaired lymphatic transport with increased limb volume. Primary and secondary forms can be distinguished. Secondary lymphedema of the upper limb is the most frequent in France. A 2-cm difference on any…
Vignes S et al. · Journal des maladies vasculaires · 1 nov 2009
Overweight and obesity is a public health problem in Hungary and in the Western world. It is important to underline that obesity is an illness and an important risk factor for several skin and other diseases. An overview of skin…
To assess for the first time the morphology of the lymphatic system in patients with lipedema and lipo-lymphedema of the lower extremities by MR lymphangiography. 26 lower extremities in 13 consecutive patients (5 lipedema, 8…
Lohrmann C, Foeldi E, Langer M · Microvascular research · 27 jan 2009
Lipedema is a common but rarely diagnosed disease or frequently confused with obesity. Patients are almost exclusively women. It is characterised by symmetrical, circumscribed, in advanced form deforming fat tissue accumulation…
Lymphatic disease is quite prevalent, and often not well clinically characterized. Beyond lymphedema, there is a broad array of human disease that directly or indirectly alters lymphatic structure and function. The symptomatic…
Radhakrishnan K, Rockson SG · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 1 jan 2008
The population of morbidly obese patients, along with the incidence of lymphedema and massive localized lymphedema associated with this condition, is increasing. A 5-year retrospective review of data (2000-2005) shows that the…
Fife CE, Carter MJ · Ostomy/wound management · 1 jan 2008
Fluorescence microlymphography (FML) is an almost atraumatic technique used to visualize the superficial skin network of initial lymphatics through the intact skin of man. Visualization was performed with an incident light…
Bollinger A, Amann-Vesti BR · Lymphology · 1 jun 2007
Lipoedema is a form of lipodistrophy, which consists of abnormal accumulation of fat in subcutaneous tissue of the lower limbs. It does not cause any disease and it has not been reported association with malignity. We describe a…
Ekmekci TR et al. · Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 1 mai 2005
Lipedema is characterized by bilateral enlargement of the legs due to abnormal deposition of fat tissue from pelvis to ankles. It is seen most frequently in obese women. Lipedema appears to be a distinct clinical entity but may…
Boursier V, Pecking A, Vignes S · Journal des maladies vasculaires · 1 dez 2004
As the science of wound healing has evolved over the past two decades, so has awareness of the "hidden epidemic" of lymphedema. Substantial information has been accumulated regarding the pathophysiology and therapy of lymphedema.…
Macdonald JM, Sims N, Mayrovitz HN · The Surgical clinics of North America · 1 jun 2003
To evaluate the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) scan imaging in distinguishing lymphedema from deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and lipodystrophy (lipedema) in patients with swollen legs. CT scans of the lower limbs were…
The role of operative management of "symptomatic" varicose veins in patients with lower extremity lymphedema or lipedema is controversial. We reviewed the clinical outcome of 261 patients between 1989-1997 at the Földiclinic with…
We describe a 52 year-old woman in whom lymphedema primarily of the abdominal wall was superimposed on lipedema resulting in an abdomen of enormous dimensions with marked impairment of ambulation. Treatment consisted of…
Lipedema never reveals clinical picture of extreme lymphedema-elephantiasis, and skin signs and complications have not been observed. Aim of this paper is to present a case of lipedema with the initial lymphedema in which, after…
Ignjatović M, Jevtić M, Cerović S · Vojnosanitetski pregled · 1 jan 2000
In a review of 250 cases of lymphedema of the lower extremity, 9 patients were noted to share unique similarities in their history and physical findings. Although these patients had mild swelling in their pretibial areas and were…
Rudkin GH, Miller TA · Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 1 nov 1994
Microlymphatics of human skin form two superposed networks. The superficial one located at the level of dermal papillae may be visualized by fluorescence microlymphography. Microlymphatics fill from a subepidermal depot of minute…
Bollinger A · International journal of microcirculation, clinical and experimental · 1 fev 1993
Indirect lymphography by subepidermal infusion of newly developed nonionic, dimeric contrast media (e.g., Iotrolan) opacifies peripheral lymphatics of the skin. Using this method we examined 159 patients with primary and…