Lymphedema

Lymphedemawithin the Healthcare System.- Section VII - Practical issues in the Physiotherapeutic Approach to Lymphedema.- 41. Lower Limb Lymphedema.- 42. Upper Limb Lymphedema.- 43. Head, Face and Neck Lymphedema.- 44. Genital Lymphedema.- Section VIII - Surgical Treatment - Reconstructive Surgery.- 45. General Overview.- 46. Principles of Patient Selection for Surgical Management of Lymphedema.- 47. Lymphatic-Venous Derivative and Reconstructive Microsurgery.- 48. Lymphatic-Lymphatic Reconstructive Microsurgery.- 49. Lymph Node-Venous Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery: Filariasis Lymphedema.- 50. Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer for the Treatment of Lymphedema.- 51. A Combined Microsurgical Reconstruction Approach for Lymphedema.- 52. Current Dilemmas and Controversy in Reconstructive Surgery for Lymphedema.- 53. Future Prospects in Lymphatic Reconstructive Surgery.- Section IX - Surgical treatment: Excisional and Debulking Techniques.- 54. General Principles.- 55. Contemporary Indicationsand Controversies in Excisional Surgery.- 56. From Lymph to Fat - Liposuction as a Treatment for Complete Reduction of Lymphedema.- 57. Surgical Management of Lipedema.- Section X - Congenital Vascular Malformation with Lymphatic Involvement.- 58. General Overview.- 59. Primary lymphedema and Lymphatic Malformation.- 60. Molecular Genetics of Lymphatic and Complex Vascular Malformations.- 61. Syndromic Lymphedema and Complex Vascular Malformations with Lymphatic Involvement.- 62. An Atlas of Neonatal and Infantile Lymphedema.- Section XII - Management of Chyle Reflux and Effusions.-63. Pathophysiology and Medical Management of Chylous Disorders.- 64. Surgical Management of Chylous Reflux and Effusions.- 65. Endovascular Catheter-based Management of Chylous Effusions.-Section XII - Lymphatic Filariasis.- 66. Epidemiology.- 67. Etiology & Pathophysiology.- 68. Clinical Overview- Diagnosis and Management.- Section XIII - Oncology and Lymphedema.- 69. Breast Cancer.-70. Lower ExtremityCancers.- 71. Radiation Considerations.- Section - XIV - Phlebolymphedema.- 72. Diagnosis and Management of Primary Phlebolymphedema.- 73. Diagnosis and Management of Secondary Phlebolymphedema.- 74. Management of Phlebolymphedema Ulcer.

 

Rutherford's Vascular Surgery, which remains the leading textbook for vascular surgeons around the world. Recently, both societies invited Prof. Lee back to write for, and update, their new editions. Prof. Lee has served as president or vice president on many national and international societies, including the IUA (International Union of Angiology) and the IUP (International Union of Phlebology). He has been elected to honorary as well as emeritus member status by numerous phlebology and lymphology societies throughout the world. For decades, he has led the IUP in addition to the IUA, boosting the image of both societies through his outstanding academic contributions. He has also successfully organized numerous world consensuses, including the consensuses on Primary Lymphedema and Venous Malformation for the IUP, in addition to the consensuses on AV malformation for the IUA. Until recently, Prof. Lee served on the ISVS (International Society of Vascular Surgery) as Vice President and also the American Specialty Board of Venous and Lymphatic Disease as a member of the Board of Directors, to promote this new specialty throughout the U.S. In 2011, Prof. Lee moved from Georgetown University to George Washington University, Washington, D.C., to provide worldwide services as the director of the Center for Vascular Malformation and Lymphedema. He also regularly contributes to the Uniformed Services University/Walter Reed Army Medical Center as Adjunct Professor and to Johns Hopkins University as Visiting Professor in addition to Georgetown University.

Dr. Stanley Rockson is the Allan and Tina Neill Professor of Lymphatic Research and Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. After earning his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine, Dr Rockson completed his internship and residency training in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital of Harvard