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. 2021 Feb 20;13(1):91-94.
doi: 10.3390/pediatric13010012.

Primary Congenital Lymphedema with More Than 10 Years of Treatment Using the Godoy Method Through to Adolescence

Ana Carolina Pereira de Godoy  1 , Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy  1 , Maria de Fatima Guerreiro Godoy  1
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Primary Congenital Lymphedema with More Than 10 Years of Treatment Using the Godoy Method Through to Adolescence

Ana Carolina Pereira de Godoy et al. Pediatr Rep. .

Abstract

Introduction: Lymphedema is a specific type of edema that affects regions of the body in a chronic, progressive manner. Aim: The aim of the present study was to describe the therapeutic evolution of more than ten years of treatment for primary congenital lymphedema using the Godoy and Godoy method. Method: Ten children with primary congenital lymphedema with more than ten years of treatment at the Godoy Clinic were evaluated. Children with a clinical diagnosis of primary congenital lymphedema in treatment for more than 10 years with the Godoy Method. Cervical stimulation is the first treatment option of the method and is performed as monotherapy. The patients were reevaluated with weekly, bi-weekly and monthly frequencies and then every three months or when the family was able to return to the clinic. Results: For cases in which cervical stimulation was not possible, grosgrain stockings as monotherapy was the second therapeutic option. Conclusion: The Godoy and Godoy Method is effective at reducing edema in cases of primary congenital lymphedema, with the maintenance of the results throughout the treatment period.

Keywords: children; congenital; lymphedema; monotherapy; treatment.

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The authors declared no have conflict interest.

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