Secondary lymphedema after high ligation of the great saphenous vein surgery: A case report

A 56-year-old male patient with secondary lymphedema in a single lower extremity presented to our hospital. He received high ligation of great saphenous vein 3 years ago. Severe infection was observed in affected limb on postoperative day 10, and rapidly progressive pain and erythema spreading to in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chen, Ping, Chen, Hui, Yang, Mu, Wang, Xuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6310514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30544409
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000013379
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Sumario:A 56-year-old male patient with secondary lymphedema in a single lower extremity presented to our hospital. He received high ligation of great saphenous vein 3 years ago. Severe infection was observed in affected limb on postoperative day 10, and rapidly progressive pain and erythema spreading to inguinal region. He was diagnosed with secondary lymphedema after 3 years of high ligation of great saphenous vein. Compression treatment was given in affected limb to promote the lymphatic return. The patient was followed up for 3 months now, the edema in right leg showed attenuation compared with before.

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