Schaverien Mark V, Aldrich Melissa B
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Center for Molecular Imaging, Brown Institute for Molecular Medicine, UT Health, Houston, Texas.
Semin Plast Surg. 2018 Feb;32(1):48-52. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1632403. Epub 2018 Apr 9.
Although nonoperative and operative treatments for lymphedema (LE) are well established, these procedures typically provide only partial relief from limb swelling, functional impairment, and the risk of cellulitis. The lack of a cure for LE, however, is due to an incomplete understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, and current research efforts are focusing on elucidating these processes to provide new, targeted therapies for this prevalent disease for which there is no cure. This article reviews the current literature regarding the pathophysiological mechanisms that underlie LE, as well as new and emerging therapies for the condition.
尽管淋巴水肿(LE)的非手术和手术治疗方法已得到充分确立,但这些方法通常只能部分缓解肢体肿胀、功能障碍和蜂窝织炎风险。然而,LE无法治愈是由于对其潜在病理生理机制的理解不完整,目前的研究工作正集中于阐明这些过程,以便为这种尚无治愈方法的常见疾病提供新的靶向治疗。本文综述了关于LE潜在病理生理机制的当前文献,以及针对该病症的新出现的治疗方法。