A prospective study of postoperative lymphedema after surgery for cervical cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 900-904

  Halaska, Michael J ^a   Novackova, Marta ^a   Mala, Ivana ^b   Pluta, Marek ^a   Chmel, Roman ^a   Stankusova, Hana ^c   Robova, Helena ^a   Rob, Lukas ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Lymphedema; MFBIA; Multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIFREQUENCY BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRACHEA SURGERY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77956815607     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/IGC.0b013e3181da29d0     Document Type: Article

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