Abstract
Here we report a case of successful fiber optic laser treatment of lymphedema in a swollen arm post mastectomy. At the moment, this procedure has only anecdotal evidence to justify its use, but in our experience is a feasible, minimally invasive day-stay procedure which has been demonstrated to be safe and effective. Further nonhomogeneous case pooling and follow-up would enable guidelines and definite surgical protocols for its use to be implemented.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2013
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S39420
Repository Citation
Palmieri, Beniamino; Di Cerbo, Alessandro; Rottigni, Valentina; Fistetto, Gregorio; and Iannitti, Tommaso, "The Feasibility of a Fiber Optic Laser Approach to Relieving Lymphedematous Syndrome: A Case Report" (2013). Physiology Faculty Publications. 34.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physiology_facpub/34
Notes/Citation Information
Published in OncoTargets and Therapy, v. 6, p. 85-88.
Copyright © 2013 Palmieri et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
A video abstract presented by Dr. Tommaso Iannitti is embedded below.