A prospective study in detection of lower-limb lymphedema and evaluation of quality of life after vulvar cancer surgery

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1081-1088

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

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Lymphadenectomy; Lymphedema; Multifrequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis; Quality of life; Vulvar cancer

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER LIMB LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHEDEMA; MULTIFREQUENCY BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; VULVA CANCER; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CZECH REPUBLIC; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84863619114     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e31825866d0     Document Type: Article

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