Computed Tomography Scanning in the Diagnosis of Phlebolymphedema
59) did not differ between the two groups, and the patient-reported symptom severity scores was noted higher in the C0 group.The VCSS, CIVIQ-14, and patient-reported symptom severity score significantly improved compared with preoperative and remained comparable between the groups There was no postoperative wound infection or deep vein thrombosis (Table .Changes of improvement after endovenous treatment).Conclusions: Some C0 patients are not fully satisfied with medicompression therapy and need additional treatment.Our study suggests that endovenous treatment can be judiciously adapted for select C0 patients.Further research is needed to delineate the characteristics of symptoms and to evaluate the effectiveness of various treatment modalities in C0 patients.
Authors
- David Thaggard
- Thomas Powell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7519-4274)
- Arjun Jayaraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1271-2817)
Institutions
- Lymphatic Education & Research Network (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2024.102060
- Primary Topic
- Lymphatic System and Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00