Lymphedema (2^nd Ed., 2nd ed. 2018) A Concise Compendium of Theory and Practice

Section I - Introduction.- 1. General Considerations.- 2. Etiology and Classification of Lymphatic Disorders.- 3. Hereditary and Familial Lymphedemas.-Section II - Embryology, Anatomy, & Histology.- 4. Embryology of the Lymphatic System and Lymphangiogenesis.- 5. Anatomy of the Lymphatic System and Its Structural Disorders in Lymphoedema.- Section III - Physiology, Pathophysiology and Lymphodynamic.- 6.  General Overview.- 7. Lymphodynamics.- 8. Physiology- Lymph Flow.- 9. Biomechanics of the Lymphatic Circulation.- 10. Pathology & Histochemistry.- 11. Lymph Formation and Composition.- Section IV - Clinical Diagnosis.- 12.  General Overview.- 13. Lymphedema Epidemiology.-14. Clinical Staging.- 15. Combined Clinical and Laboratory (Lymphoscintigraphic) Staging.- 16. Early Diagnosis in the Latent Phase.- 17. Cutaneous Manifestations of Edema.- 18. The Diagnosis of Edema and Its Pathogenesis.- 19. Differential Diagnosis: Venous Edema.-  20.  Differential Diagnosis: Lipedema.-Section V - Laboratory/Imaging Diagnosis.- 21. General Guidelines.- 22. Radionuclide Lymphoscintigraphy.- 23. Duplex ultrasonography.- 24. Oil Contrast Lymphangiography.- 25. Microscopic Lymphoangiography.- 26. Near Infrared Fluorescent Lymphography.- 27. MR Lymphangiography .- 28. Combined role of the lymphoscintigraphy, Xray Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Positron Emission Tomography in the Management of Lymphedematous Disease.- 29.  Alternative Assessment & Measurement Tools.- Section VI - Physical and Medical Management.- 30. General Overview.- 31. Complete Decongestive Physiotherapy.- 32. Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy.- 33. Compression Therapy.- 34. Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Therapy.- 35. Other contemporary Treatment Modalities.- 36. Medical Treatment Options.- 37. Diagnosis and Managment of Infection in Lymphedema.- 38. The Prospect for Genetic and Growth Factor Therapy.- 39. Adherence and Quality of Life.- 40. Lymphedemawithin the Healthcare System.- Section VII - Practical issues in the Physiotherapeutic Approach to Lymphedema.- 41. Lower Limb Lymphedema.- 42. Upper Limb Lymphedema.- 43. Head, Face and Neck Lymphedema.- 44. Genital Lymphedema.- Section VIII - Surgical Treatment - Reconstructive Surgery.- 45. General Overview.- 46. Principles of Patient Selection for Surgical Management of Lymphedema.- 47. Lymphatic-Venous Derivative and Reconstructive Microsurgery.- 48. Lymphatic-Lymphatic Reconstructive Microsurgery.- 49. Lymph Node-Venous Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery: Filariasis Lymphedema.- 50. Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer for the Treatment of Lymphedema.- 51. A Combined Microsurgical Reconstruction Approach for Lymphedema.- 52. Current Dilemmas and Controversy in Reconstructive Surgery for Lymphedema.- 53. Future Prospects in Lymphatic Reconstructive Surgery.- Section IX - Surgical treatment: Excisional and Debulking Techniques.- 54. General Principles.- 55. Contemporary Indicationsand Controversies in Excisional Surgery.- 56. From Lymph to Fat – Liposuction as a Treatment for Complete Reduction of Lymphedema.- 57. Surgical Management of Lipedema.- Section X - Congenital Vascular Malformation with Lymphatic Involvement.- 58. General Overview.- 59. Primary lymphedema and Lymphatic Malformation.- 60. Molecular Genetics of Lymphatic and Complex Vascular Malformations.- 61. Syndromic Lymphedema and Complex Vascular Malformations with Lymphatic Involvement.- 62. An Atlas of Neonatal and Infantile Lymphedema.- Section XII - Management of Chyle Reflux and Effusions.-63. Pathophysiology and Medical Management of Chylous Disorders.- 64. Surgical Management of Chylous Reflux and Effusions.- 65. Endovascular Catheter-based Management of Chylous Effusions.-Section XII - Lymphatic Filariasis.- 66. Epidemiology.- 67. Etiology & Pathophysiology.- 68. Clinical Overview- Diagnosis and Management.- Section XIII - Oncology and Lymphedema.- 69. Breast Cancer.-70. Lower ExtremityCancers.- 71. Radiation Considerations.- Section – XIV – Phlebolymphedema.- 72. Diagnosis and Management of Primary Phlebolymphedema.- 73. Diagnosis and Management of Secondary Phlebolymphedema.- 74. Management of Phlebolymphedema Ulcer.

Professor B.B. Lee began his career as a founding member of the transplant and vascular surgery program at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1979. He is now better known as a leading vascular surgeon in the field of veno-lymphatic disorders in the U.S. and a world authority on congenital vascular malformation and lymphedema. Prof. Lee, a disciple of the late David Hume of the Medical College of Virginia (Richmond, Virginia), has also made far-reaching contributions in the field of transplant surgery. During his tenure at Johns Hopkins University as clinical professor of surgery, he established a world-class living-related liver transplantation program in Seoul, Korea, as the founding professor and chairman of the Surgical Sciences Department at Samsung Medical Center and SungKyunKwan University. In recognition of his contributions to vascular surgery, Prof. Lee was named Distinguished Fellow by the Society for Vascular Surgery in the U.S. He has published over 800 original papers and abstracts in addition to more than four dozen book chapters, mainly in the field of vascular malformation and lymphedema. He has also given more than 500 lectures around the world. Prof. Lee has been serving on numerous national and international peer-reviewed journals as an editor as well as a reviewer specializing in the field of vascular malformation and lymphedema. He has played a critical role in introducing vascular malformation into the mainstream of vascular surgery. Consequently, Prof. Lee was invited by the Royal Society of Medicine and the American College of Phlebology Foundation to contribute as guest editor to a special issue of Phlebology on venous malformation in 2007. He was also invited by the American Venous Forum to write a chapter on AV malformation for the Handbook of Venous Disorders. Most notably, he was invited by the Society of Vascular Surgery/Journal of Vascular Surgery editorial boa