Surgical treatment of lower extremity lymphedema with subcutaneous implantation of silicone tubing Alt ekstremite lenfödeminin subkütan silikon tüp implantasyonu ile cerrahi tedavisi
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, cilt.30, sa.3, ss.453-457, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.22554
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.453-457
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Lymphatic vessels, lymphedema, silicone tube
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
A 65-year-male patient was admitted to our clinic with swollen, painful, and wound discharge of lower extremity. There was widespread edema, skin infection, and lymphangitis secondary Stage 3 lymphedema below the knee. In addition to conventional treatment methods, lymphatic artificial pathway creation was used with subcutaneous implantation of silicone tubing. In conclusion, subcutaneous implantation of silicone tubing is a new technique that can be applied in advanced stage lymphedema patients, which increases the effectiveness of compression therapy.