이차성 림프부종 치료의 새로운 치료 개념

김건영¹^,^*

New Treatment Concepts for the Treatment of Secondary Lymphedema

Kun Yung Kim¹^,^*

¹전북대학교 의과대학·의학전문대학원 영상의학교실

¹Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju 54907, Korea

^*Corresponding Author : Kun Yung Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, 20 Geonji-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju 54907, Korea, Tel: +82-63-250-1176, Fax: +82-63-272-0481, E-mail: kky2kkw@gmail.com

ⓒ Copyright 2019 Korean Society of Lymphology and Lymphedema. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Nov 06, 2019; Accepted: Nov 18, 2019

Published Online: Nov 30, 2019

Abatract

Surgical options generally can be considered in secondary lymphedema patients who are refractory to conservative treatment. Transplantation of artificial pathway would be an alternative treatment if surgical options are not available. Currently, two materials have been reported: first, silicone tube as an artificial passage of lymphatic fluid, second, collagen based scaffolds promoting lymphangiogenesis. Early clinical and experimental results of these alternative treatment strategies were reviewed in this article.

Keywords: Lymphadenectomy; Lymphedema; Manual lymphatic drainage