Surgical Techniques and Treatments for Lymphedema

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Which one of the following is the primary cause of lymphoedema?

Accumulation of lymph in extracellular fluid compartment

Enlarged and tender regional lymph nodes

Defective lymphatic drainage (correct)

Increased protein rich interstitial fluid

Which one of the following is NOT a common form of lymphoedema?

Syndromic lymphoedema

Familial lymphoedema

Acquired lymphoedema

Congenital lymphoedema (correct)

Which one of the following is a potential complication of lymphoedema?

Enlarged and tender regional lymph nodes

Protein losing diarrhoea (correct)

Increased protein rich interstitial fluid

Defective lymphatic drainage

Which surgical procedure involves excision of lymphoedematous tissue and covering the area with a skin graft?

Charle's operation Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic presentation of Stewart Treves syndrome?

Multiple bluish satellite nodules in the skin of the limb Signup and view all the answers

Which treatment for lymphoedema involves the use of benzopyrones to increase lymphatic peristalsis and pumping mechanism?

Intermittent pneumatic compression devices Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves creating a communication between superficial and deep lymphatics or mobilizing new lymphatic channels to the site?

Ileal mucosal patch Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves excision of lymphoedematous tissue and skin grafting, reducing the size and weight of the limb?

Charle's operation Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Thompson's operation?

To excise lymphoedematous tissue under the skin flap Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves removing vertical strips of deep fascia to create communication between superficial and deep lymphatics?

Kondolean's operation Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves excision of subcutaneous tissues under the skin flap with deep fascia in two stages?

Miller's procedure Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common symptom of lymphoedema?

Joint pain Signup and view all the answers

What is the cause of endemic elephantiasis/podoconiosis in Africa?

Destruction of lymphatics by silica in soil Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a differential diagnosis for lymphoedema?

Gigantism Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended treatment for lymphoedema?

Complex decongestive therapy Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is the primary cause of lymphoedema?

Defective lymphatic drainage Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is NOT a common form of lymphoedema?

Familial Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is a potential complication of lymphoedema?

Deep lymphatics involvement Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves excision of lymphoedematous tissue and skin grafting, reducing the size and weight of the limb?

Charle's operation Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential complication of lymphoedema?

Wound sepsis and graft failure Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves removing vertical strips of deep fascia to create communication between superficial and deep lymphatics?

Kondolean's operation Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic presentation of Stewart Treves syndrome?

Lymphoma involving neck nodes Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a clinical feature of lymphoedema?

Pitting oedema which disappears on elevation of the limb Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of Grade III lymphoedema?

Oedema with irreversible skin changes like fibrosis and fissuring Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a differential diagnosis for lymphoedema?

Lipoedema Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended treatment for lymphoedema?

Compression wraps Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves the placement of silk threads, nylon threads, or perforated polyethylene tubes as a burial from ankle to mid-abdominal level, kept for one year?

Handley's procedure Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves the excision of lymphoedematous tissue after raising skin flaps?

Haman's operation Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves the isolation and opening of a segment of ileum with a pedicle to expose the mucosa, which is then denuded and placed in the thigh as a burial to communicate with lymphatics and drain into abdominal lymphatics across the ileum?

lleal mucosal patch Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves the excision of lymphoedematous tissue and covering the area with a skin graft?

Charle's operation Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is the primary cause of lymphoedema?

Defective lymphatic drainage Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is a common symptom of lymphoedema?

Recurrent lymphadenitis Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is a potential complication of lymphoedema?

Chylous ascites Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves the excision of lymphoedematous tissue and covering the area with a skin graft?

Miller's procedure Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves removing vertical strips of deep fascia to create communication between superficial and deep lymphatics?

Kondolean's operation Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves excision of lymphoedematous tissue and skin grafting, reducing the size and weight of the limb?

Charle's operation Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is a potential complication of lymphoedema?

Epidermal cysts Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common clinical feature of lymphoedema?

Pitting oedema which disappears on elevation of the limb Signup and view all the answers

What is the cause of endemic elephantiasis/podoconiosis in Africa?

Destruction of lymphatics by silica derived from soil containing alkaline volcanic rocks Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a potential complication of lymphoedema?

Recurrent abscess formation Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended treatment for lymphoedema?

Compression wraps Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves the excision of lymphoedematous tissue after raising skin flaps?

Haman's operation Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential complication of lymphoedema?

Lymphangiosarcoma/Stewart Treves syndrome Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended treatment for lymphoedema?

Intermittent pneumatic compression devices and multilayered lymphoedema bandaging Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves the placement of silk threads, nylon threads, or perforated polyethylene tubes as a burial from ankle to mid-abdominal level, kept for one year?

Handley's procedure Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is a common symptom of lymphoedema?

Enlarged and tender regional lymph nodes Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is NOT a common form of lymphoedema?

Familial Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of Grade III lymphoedema?

Subdermal fibrosis Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves the excision of lymphoedematous tissue and skin grafting, reducing the size and weight of the limb?

Macey's operation Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential complication of lymphoedema?

Graft failure Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves removing vertical strips of deep fascia to create communication between superficial and deep lymphatics?

Kondolean's operation Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is a common symptom of lymphoedema?

Management of swelling Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves the excision of lymphoedematous tissue and covering the area with a skin graft?

Charle's operation Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended treatment for lymphoedema?

Elevation of the limb, exercise, weight reduction Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is a potential complication of lymphoedema?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves the placement of silk threads, nylon threads, or perforated polyethylene tubes as a burial from ankle to mid-abdominal level, kept for one year?

Nodovenous shunt Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is a clinical feature of lymphoedema?

Loss of normal perimalleolar shape Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is a differential diagnosis for lymphoedema?

Myxoedema Signup and view all the answers

Which surgical procedure involves the isolation and opening of a segment of ileum with a pedicle to expose the mucosa, which is then denuded and placed in the thigh as a burial to communicate with lymphatics and drain into abdominal lymphatics across the ileum?

Ileal lymphangioplasty Signup and view all the answers

What is the cause of endemic elephantiasis/podoconiosis in Africa?

Destruction of lymphatics by silica derived from soil containing alkaline volcanic rocks Signup and view all the answers

Surgical Techniques and Treatments for Lymphedema

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Which one of the following is the primary cause of lymphoedema?

Which one of the following is NOT a common form of lymphoedema?

Which one of the following is a potential complication of lymphoedema?

Which surgical procedure involves excision of lymphoedematous tissue and covering the area with a skin graft?

What is the characteristic presentation of Stewart Treves syndrome?

Which treatment for lymphoedema involves the use of benzopyrones to increase lymphatic peristalsis and pumping mechanism?

Which surgical procedure involves creating a communication between superficial and deep lymphatics or mobilizing new lymphatic channels to the site?

Which surgical procedure involves excision of lymphoedematous tissue and skin grafting, reducing the size and weight of the limb?

What is the purpose of Thompson's operation?

Which surgical procedure involves removing vertical strips of deep fascia to create communication between superficial and deep lymphatics?

Which surgical procedure involves excision of subcutaneous tissues under the skin flap with deep fascia in two stages?

Which of the following is a common symptom of lymphoedema?

What is the cause of endemic elephantiasis/podoconiosis in Africa?

Which of the following is NOT a differential diagnosis for lymphoedema?

What is the recommended treatment for lymphoedema?

Which one of the following is the primary cause of lymphoedema?

Which one of the following is NOT a common form of lymphoedema?

Which one of the following is a potential complication of lymphoedema?

Which surgical procedure involves excision of lymphoedematous tissue and skin grafting, reducing the size and weight of the limb?

What is the potential complication of lymphoedema?

Which surgical procedure involves removing vertical strips of deep fascia to create communication between superficial and deep lymphatics?

What is the characteristic presentation of Stewart Treves syndrome?

Which of the following is NOT a clinical feature of lymphoedema?

What is the characteristic feature of Grade III lymphoedema?

Which of the following is a differential diagnosis for lymphoedema?

What is the recommended treatment for lymphoedema?

Which surgical procedure involves the placement of silk threads, nylon threads, or perforated polyethylene tubes as a burial from ankle to mid-abdominal level, kept for one year?

Which surgical procedure involves the excision of lymphoedematous tissue after raising skin flaps?

Which surgical procedure involves the isolation and opening of a segment of ileum with a pedicle to expose the mucosa, which is then denuded and placed in the thigh as a burial to communicate with lymphatics and drain into abdominal lymphatics across the ileum?

Which surgical procedure involves the excision of lymphoedematous tissue and covering the area with a skin graft?

Which one of the following is the primary cause of lymphoedema?

Which one of the following is a common symptom of lymphoedema?

Which one of the following is a potential complication of lymphoedema?

Which surgical procedure involves the excision of lymphoedematous tissue and covering the area with a skin graft?

Which surgical procedure involves removing vertical strips of deep fascia to create communication between superficial and deep lymphatics?

Which surgical procedure involves excision of lymphoedematous tissue and skin grafting, reducing the size and weight of the limb?

Which one of the following is a potential complication of lymphoedema?

Which of the following is a common clinical feature of lymphoedema?

What is the cause of endemic elephantiasis/podoconiosis in Africa?

Which of the following is a potential complication of lymphoedema?

What is the recommended treatment for lymphoedema?

Which surgical procedure involves the excision of lymphoedematous tissue after raising skin flaps?

What is the potential complication of lymphoedema?

What is the recommended treatment for lymphoedema?

Which surgical procedure involves the placement of silk threads, nylon threads, or perforated polyethylene tubes as a burial from ankle to mid-abdominal level, kept for one year?

Which one of the following is a common symptom of lymphoedema?

Which one of the following is NOT a common form of lymphoedema?

What is the characteristic feature of Grade III lymphoedema?

Which surgical procedure involves the excision of lymphoedematous tissue and skin grafting, reducing the size and weight of the limb?

What is the potential complication of lymphoedema?

Which surgical procedure involves removing vertical strips of deep fascia to create communication between superficial and deep lymphatics?

Which one of the following is a common symptom of lymphoedema?

Which surgical procedure involves the excision of lymphoedematous tissue and covering the area with a skin graft?

What is the recommended treatment for lymphoedema?

Which one of the following is a potential complication of lymphoedema?

Which surgical procedure involves the placement of silk threads, nylon threads, or perforated polyethylene tubes as a burial from ankle to mid-abdominal level, kept for one year?

Which one of the following is a clinical feature of lymphoedema?

Which one of the following is a differential diagnosis for lymphoedema?

Which surgical procedure involves the isolation and opening of a segment of ileum with a pedicle to expose the mucosa, which is then denuded and placed in the thigh as a burial to communicate with lymphatics and drain into abdominal lymphatics across the ileum?

What is the cause of endemic elephantiasis/podoconiosis in Africa?

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