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[Causes of edema after reconstructive vascular surgery of the lower extremities]. 1997

J Blecha

Chirurgické oddĕlení, Vseobecná Masarykova nemocnice, Trutnov.

Based on examinations, analysis and statistical evaluation of a group of his patients the author assumes that the main cause of oedema after elective operations in the femoropopliteal area is impaired lymphatic drainage. The author assumes that the most probable site, where the lymphatic vessels can be damaged during these surgical operations is the medial surface of the knee joint and its close proximal and distal vicinity.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007866	Leg	The inferior part of the lower extremity between the KNEE and the ANKLE.	Legs
D008208	Lymphatic System	A system of organs and tissues that process and transport immune cells and LYMPH.	Lymphatic Systems
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D004487	Edema	Abnormal fluid accumulation in TISSUES or body cavities. Most cases of edema are present under the SKIN in SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE.	Dropsy,Hydrops,Anasarca
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014656	Vascular Surgical Procedures	Operative procedures for the treatment of vascular disorders.	Vascular Surgery,Procedure, Vascular Surgical,Procedures, Vascular Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Vascular,Surgical Procedures, Vascular,Vascular Surgical Procedure,Surgeries, Vascular,Surgery, Vascular,Vascular Surgeries
D061305	Lymphoscintigraphy	Radionuclide imaging of the LYMPHATIC SYSTEM.	Lymphoscintigraphies