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. 2023 Dec 6;19(853):2298-2303.
doi: 10.53738/REVMED.2023.19.853.2298.

[Role of lymphofluoroscopy in the management of lymphedema]

[Article in French]
Enrica Porceddu  1 , Sanjiv Keller  1 , Marco Fresa  1 , Valentina Ferrari  1 , Claudia Lessert  1 , Marcella Honorati  1 , Didier Tomson  1 , Lucia Mazzolai  1
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[Role of lymphofluoroscopy in the management of lymphedema]

[Article in French]
Enrica Porceddu et al. Rev Med Suisse. .

Abstract
in English, French

The lymphatic vascular system is essential for maintaining a healthy balance between interstitial fluid production and transport. Dysregulation of this balance can lead to the formation of lymphedema, a pathology that is disabling and bothersome in the daily lives of the patients. Lymphofluoroscopy is an invaluable tool that provides static and dynamic images of the superficial lymphatic vessels, with diagnostic and therapeutic implications. This diagnostic tool is beginning to take its place in the field of lymphology, as it is minimally invasive and has virtually no side effects.

Le système lymphatique vasculaire est essentiel pour maintenir un bon équilibre entre la production et le transport du liquide interstitiel. Une dysrégulation de cette balance peut amener à la formation d’un lymphœdème, pathologie invalidante et gênante dans la vie quotidienne des patients. La lymphofluoroscopie est un instrument précieux qui permet, avec des images statiques et dynamiques, d’observer le système vasculaire lymphatique superficiel, avec des implications diagnostiques et thérapeutiques importantes. Cet instrument diagnostic commence à prendre sa place dans le domaine de la lymphologie, car il est peu invasif et quasiment sans effet secondaire.

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