Treatment of Lymphedema
山口医学 Volume 47 Issue 5
Page 149-154
published_at 1998-10
Title
生活習慣病:リンパ浮腫
Treatment of Lymphedema
Creators
Kato Tomoe
Creators
Zempo Nobuya
Creators
Esato Kensuke
Source Identifiers
Creator Keywords
中年女性
リンパ浮腫
リンパ注入療法
外科療法
Lymphedema most frequently occurs in females aged over 40 years old and is difficult to effectively cure. There are two types of lympfedema: primary and secondary. The etiology of the former is not clearly understood, whereas that of the latter is able to be defined. In this paper, we discuss the incidence of lymphedema in Japan, as well as its etiology, and the current diagnostic manuevers and treatments. We also present a characteristic lymphedema case in our clinic. The main treatment is physical, while adjunctive therapies such as pharmaceutical or intraarterial lymphocyte injection treatments have been performed in some cases. Surgical therapy has not proven to be particularly effective in the treatment of this disease.
Languages
jpn
Resource Type
journal article
Publishers
山口大学医学会
Date Issued
1998-10
File Version
Version of Record
Access Rights
open access
Relations
[ISSN]0513-1731
[NCID]AN00243156
Schools
医学部