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Current Dilemmas and Controversy

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Lymphedema

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The ideal treatment for the lymphedematous limb should restore both function and a normal cosmetic appearance regardless of its etiology. Unfortunately, it is impossible to achieve these goals with the currently available treatment modalities.1

Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) – based complex decongestive therapy (CDT)2-4 has long been accepted as the mainstay of treatment in the contemporary management of chronic lymphedema. Its clinical validity and its legitimacy is reviewed in two additional Sections VII and VIII – total 13 chapters altogether – ­supporting its role as the de facto leader in contemporary lymphedema management.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA

    Byung-Boong Lee

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  1. George Washington University, Washington D.C, Washington, USA

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  2. School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA

    John Bergan

  3. Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, 94305, USA

    Stanley G. Rockson

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Lee, BB., Laredo, J., Neville, R.F. (2011). Current Dilemmas and Controversy. In: Lee, BB., Bergan, J., Rockson, S. (eds) Lymphedema. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-567-5_45

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