Lymphedema diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up from the view point of physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists

BORMAN, PINAR

doi:10.5606/tftrd.2018.3539

Lymphedema diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up from the view point of physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists

Atıf İçin Kopyala

BORMAN P.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.64, sa.3, ss.179-197, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tftrd.2018.3539
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.179-197
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Lymphedema is an incurable, debilitating and progressive condition, leading to physical and psychosocial consequences for the patients, if left untreated. The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) specialist is responsible for the differential diagnosis and evaluation of the patient to tailor management and rehabilitation strategies. Therefore, the PMR specialist must have knowledge and education on the diagnosis of disease and possible complications as well as evaluation, treatment and follow-up of the patient. In this review, the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and diagnostic and therapeutic approaches of lymphedema as well as preventive strategies and follow-up strategies are discussed in the light of the current literature.