Surgical treatment of lower extremity lymphedema with subcutaneous implantation of silicone tubing

Deniz Çevirme

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.22554

Deniz Çevirme¹, Ahmet Zengin¹, Evrim Abamor², Hasan Sunar¹, Mehmet Kaan Kırali¹

¹Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
²Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.22554

A 65-year-male patient was admitted to our clinic with swollen, painful, and wound discharge of lower extremity. There was widespread edema, skin infection, and lymphangitis secondary Stage 3 lymphedema below the knee. In addition to conventional treatment methods, lymphatic artificial pathway creation was used with subcutaneous implantation of silicone tubing. In conclusion, subcutaneous implantation of silicone tubing is a new technique that can be applied in advanced stage lymphedema patients, which increases the effectiveness of compression therapy.

Keywords : Lymphatic vessels, lymphedema, silicone tube

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