Postmastectomy lymphedema and carpal tunnel syndrome. Surgical considerations and advice for patients;Handchirurgische eingriffe nach mammakarzinom am beispiel des karpaltunnelsyndroms. Ein beitrag zur aufklärungsproblematik

Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 237-240

  Assmus, Hans ^a   Staub, F ^a  

^a Neurochirurgische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axillary lymph node dissection; Bloodless field; Breast cancer; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Lymphedema; Mastectomy; Patient information

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREAST CANCER; CARPAL LIGAMENT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERFORMANCE; PNEUMATIC TOOL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; TOURNIQUET; TRAINING; WOUND DRESSING; WRIST FLEXOR RETINACULUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4544229857     PISSN: 07221819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-821060     Document Type: Article

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