The current understanding of lymphedema. Literature review
Lymphedema is a chronic, long-lasting and usually sluggish disease, which leads to partial or complete impairment of limb function, limits the patient’s social opportunities. This article presents a review of the medical literature on the modern concept of lymphedema, its classification, etiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Authors
- E. E. Petryaykina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8520-2378)
- А. Г. Нарбутов (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0168-8671)
- E. Yu. Sergeenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7882-1317)
- А.А. Глазырина (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2397-3484)
- V. Kh. Kharbediya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7574-335X)
- A. S. Klyut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3452-1560)
Institutions
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RU)
- Russian Children's Clinical Hospital (RU)
- Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- MD-Onco
- Published
- 2025-05-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17650/2782-3202-2025-5-2-35-44
- Primary Topic
- Lymphatic System and Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00