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Genital Lymphedema

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Genital lymphedema may affect males and females, with either primary or secondary forms. It is frequently associated with lower limb lymphedema and is responsible for discomfort, cosmetic disfigurement, and functional disturbances. Local complications, e.g., papillomatosis, lymph vesicles, and cellulitis, may occur. Usual lymphedema therapies, like bandaging and compression, are poorly adapted to these sites. Surgery, essentially based on cutaneous resection techniques, is the major symptomatic treatment and has good efficacy, in adults and children.

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  1. Department of Lymphology, Hôpital Cognacq-Jay, 15, rue Eugène-Millon, 75015, Paris, France

    Stéphane Vignes MD

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  1. Center for the Lymphedema and Vascular Malformations, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    Byung-Boong Lee

  2. Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA

    Stanley G. Rockson

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Vignes, S. (2018). Genital Lymphedema. In: Lee, BB., Rockson, S., Bergan, J. (eds) Lymphedema. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52423-8_44

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