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Free omental flap for the treatment of chronic scrotal lymphedema: a case report
Genital lymphedema, even though a benign entity, can become physically debilitating disease. Standard treatment modalities for advanced stage...
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Risk factors for breast cancer-related lymphedema: correlation with docetaxel administration
BackgroundUpper-limb lymphedema is a well-known complication of breast cancer and its treatment. This retrospective cohort study aims to determine...
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Ultrasound-guided superficial serratus plane block for persistent post-mastectomy pain: four case reports
BackgroundPersistent post-mastectomy pain (PPMP) is common after surgery. Although multiple modalities have been used to treat this type of pain,...
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Postmastectomy Functional Impairments
Purpose of ReviewThis narrative review aims to offer a thorough summary of functional impairments commonly encountered by breast cancer survivors...
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Systematic review of aquatic therapeutic exercise efficacy in breast cancer survivors
PurposeThe aim of this review is to establish the efficacy of aquatic therapeutic exercise in female breast cancer survivors for improving fatigue,...
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Imaging of lower extremity infections: predisposing conditions, atypical infections, mimics, and differentiating features
Imaging evaluation for lower extremity infections can be complicated, especially in the setting of underlying conditions and with atypical...
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AMAZONE: prevention of persistent pain after breast cancer treatment by online cognitive behavioral therapy—study protocol of a randomized controlled multicenter trial
BackgroundSurviving breast cancer does not necessarily mean complete recovery to a premorbid state of health. Among the multiple psychological and...
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Effect of perioperative pain neuroscience education in patients with post-mastectomy persistent pain: a retrospective, propensity score-matched study
PurposeCentral sensitization (CS)-related symptoms and pain catastrophizing contribute to persistent post-mastectomy pain (PPMP). Pain neuroscience...
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The impact of arm lymphedema on healthcare utilization during long-term breast cancer survivorship: a population-based cohort study
PurposeCancer treatment–related late effects degrade survivors’ quality of life, independence, and societal integration, yet may be ameliorated, or...
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Pharmacologic Management of Persistent Pain in Cancer Survivors
Improvements in screening, diagnosis and treatment of cancer has seen cancer mortality substantially diminish in the past three decades. It is...
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100 anastomoses: a two-year single-center experience with robotic-assisted micro- and supermicrosurgery for lymphatic reconstruction
Robotic-assisted microsurgery has gained significant attention in recent years following the introduction of two dedicated microsurgical robotic...
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The usefulness of artificial intelligence in breast reconstruction: a systematic review
BackgroundArtificial Intelligence (AI) offers an approach to predictive modeling. The model learns to determine specific patterns of undesirable...
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Expanding Access to Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction Through an Axillary Surgery Referral Program: A 6-Year Single-Center Experience
BackgroundRecent advances in breast cancer have progressed toward less aggressive axillary surgery. However, axillary lymph node dissection (ALND)...
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Evaluation and Management of Shoulder Dysfunction in Cancer Survivors
Purpose of ReviewShoulder dysfunction widely affects function and quality of life of cancer survivors. This paper discusses the etiology,...
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Effect of lymphedema self-management group-based education compared with social network-based education on quality of life and fear of cancer recurrence in women with breast cancer: a randomized controlled clinical trial
BackgroundBreast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) and its associated symptoms harm the quality of life (QoL) of cancer survivors and can stimulate...
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Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction after Axillary Lymphadenectomy: A Single-Institution Early Experience
PurposeLymphedema is progressive arm swelling from lymphatic dysfunction which can occur in 30% patients undergoing axillary dissection/radiation for...
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Compound genetic etiology in a patient with a syndrome including diabetes, intellectual deficiency and distichiasis
BackgroundWe studied a young woman with atypical diabetes associated with mild intellectual disability, lymphedema distichiasis syndrome (LDS) and...
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Lymphatic anomalies in congenital heart disease
Congenital heart disease can lead to various lymphatic complications including traumatic leaks, lymphatic overproduction, conduction abnormalities or...
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Treating Persistent Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among women, and since the prognosis of breast cancer has substantially improved in past...
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Five-Year Breast Surgeon Experience in LYMPHA at Time of ALND for Treatment of Clinical T1–4N1–3M0 Breast Cancer
BackgroundBreast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is a source of postoperative morbidity for breast cancer survivors. Lymphatic microsurgical...
