ISSN:
1435-0130
Keywords:
Microwave
;
Lymphedema
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Among the clinical methods in the treatment of chronic lymphedema of the extremities, heating and bandaging treatment has been most successful in our experience with more than 2000 cases. The microwave oven was developed in our clinic in 1983. There was, however, problems yet to be solved: 1) the power output was not high enough, thus, it could not reach the maximal therapeutic temperature; 2) A puncture technique was necessary to take the local tissue temperature. To improve on these deficiencies, a new generation microwave was developed. Forty cases have been treated with this new apparatus with an effective response rate of 100% after one course of treatment. These patients showed a significant (p 〈 0.0) reduction in the circumference and volume of extremities. The elasticity of the soft tissue was restored.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00193663
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