Health and quality of life in patients with primary and secondary lymphedema of the lower extremity.

CONCLUSIONS: Overall health and quality of life was high and comparable to the general population norms in primary LLL. The same was true for most psycho-social scales in secondary LLL whereas functionally some deficits were recorded. Cancer as the most frequent cause for secondary LLL may affect health in these dimensions. Reported negative effects of LLL seem to be well compensated, especially in primary LLL and under optimal treatment. PMID: 25698391 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - February 27, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Huggenberger K, Wagner S, Lehmann S, Aeschlimann A, Amann-Vesti B, Angst F Tags: Vasa Source Type: research