Lymphedema

Research

Mayo Clinic physicians and therapists are actively involved in research efforts to discover better ways to identify and minimize patient swelling. Mayo staff have published in lymphatic disorder evaluation and management.

Publications

Gamble GL, Rooke TW, Gloviczki P. [Chapter] Nonoperative management of chronic lymphedema. In: Rutherford RB, ed. Vascular Surgery, 6th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; 2005. 2416-28.

Ghosh K, Degnim AC, Brandt KR, Gamble GL. Persistent post-operative breast erythema and swelling-is it lymphedema?. [Abstract] Journal of General Internal Medicine 2005 Apr;20(Suppl 1):276.

Gloviczki P. [Chapter] Lymphedema: an overview. In: Rutherford RB, ed. Vascular Surgery, 6th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; 2005. 2373-8.

Gloviczki P, Noel A. [Chapter] Surgical treatment of chronic lymphedema and primary chylous disorders. In: Rutherford RB, ed. Vascular Surgery, 6th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; 2005. 2428-45.

Gloviczki P, Wahner HW. [Chapter] Clinical diagnosis and evaluation of lymphedema. In: Rutherford RB, ed. Vascular Surgery, 6th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; 2005. 2396-415.

Loprinzi CL. Web site helps ease life with lymphedema. [Comment] Oncology Reports 2005;(Spr):135-6.

Morrell RM, Halyard MY, Schild SE, Ali MS, Gunderson, LL, Pockaj BA. Breast cancer - Related lymphedema. [Review Article] Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2005 Nov;80(11):1480-4.

Rooke TW, Shepherd RFJ, Felty CL. [Chapter] Lymphedema. In: Moore WS, ed. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: A Comprehensive Review, 7th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 2006. 869-75.