Surgical therapy of lymphoedema in Switzerland: challenge for the surgeon with benefit for the patient?

Stephan Wagner; Yves Harder

doi:10.4414/smw.2021.20504

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Surgical therapy of lymphoedema in Switzerland: challenge for the surgeon with benefit for the patient?

Stephan Wagner⁺⁻
Yves Harder⁺⁻

Cite this as:: Swiss Med Wkly. 2021;151:w20504
Published: 01.06.2021

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Die Manuelle Lymphdrainage - ein historischer Rückblick. In: Schuchhardt C (Hrsg.). Lymphologie - State of the Art. Bonn: Kagerer Kommunikation; 1998. pp 61–7.
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften (AWMF). S2k guidelines: Diagnostik und Therapie der Lymphödeme. May 2017. Available from: https://www.awmf.org/leitlinien/detail/ll/058-001.html
Granzow JW, Soderberg JM, Kaji AH, Dauphine C. Review of current surgical treatments for lymphedema. Ann Surg Oncol. 2014;21(4):1195–201. doi:.https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-014-3518-8
Park KE, Allam O, Chandler L, Mozzafari MA, Ly C, Lu X, et al. Surgical management of lymphedema: a review of current literature. Gland Surg. 2020;9(2):503–11. doi:.https://doi.org/10.21037/gs.2020.03.14
Uyulmaz S, Fejes A, Grünherz L, Giovanoli P, Lindenblatt N. Insurance coverage policies for reconstructive lymphatic microsurgery procedures in Switzerland. Swiss Med Wkly. 2021;151:w20456. doi:.https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2021.20456

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[1] Die Manuelle Lymphdrainage - ein historischer Rückblick. In: Schuchhardt C (Hrsg.). Lymphologie - State of the Art. Bonn: Kagerer Kommunikation; 1998. pp 61–7.

[2] Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften (AWMF). S2k guidelines: Diagnostik und Therapie der Lymphödeme. May 2017. Available from: https://www.awmf.org/leitlinien/detail/ll/058-001.html

[3] Granzow JW, Soderberg JM, Kaji AH, Dauphine C. Review of current surgical treatments for lymphedema. Ann Surg Oncol. 2014;21(4):1195–201. doi:.https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-014-3518-8

[4] Park KE, Allam O, Chandler L, Mozzafari MA, Ly C, Lu X, et al. Surgical management of lymphedema: a review of current literature. Gland Surg. 2020;9(2):503–11. doi:.https://doi.org/10.21037/gs.2020.03.14

[5] Uyulmaz S, Fejes A, Grünherz L, Giovanoli P, Lindenblatt N. Insurance coverage policies for reconstructive lymphatic microsurgery procedures in Switzerland. Swiss Med Wkly. 2021;151:w20456. doi:.https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2021.20456