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New Lymphedema Books Available
Further Home Study and Reference Guides
Lymphedema Management, the Comprehensive Guide for Practitioners.
By Joachim E. Zuther
Published in English by Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers, New York, NY, 2004.
Modern Treatment for Lymphoedema
By John and Judith Casley-Smith
Lymphedema Diagnosis and therapy
2008 Expanded 4th edition
By Profs. H. Weissleder, MD and C. Schuchhardt, MD. (eds) Viavital Verlag
Book Available Here
Book Review
The most extensive text available in English on the subject of lymphedema (LE), that is
highly recommended for physicians, therapists and medical libraries. You’ll find
detailed sections on patient evaluation plus descriptions of all types and causes of
LE and treatment modalities.
The 4th Edition of this pocket sized soft cover book, is concise, to the point, well
sequenced and presented in such that you’ll find most of the answers to the questions
on the anatomy, physiology, pathology, aetiology, assessment and
treatment/management of LE. Plus associated syndromes. What particularly
makes this new edition more user friendly than the prior ones, is the addition
of a large number of full color examples of the conditions and situations
practitioners will come across.
In a book of just over 500 pages it’s often not possible to cover a large range
of topic areas in depth but some-how this one seems to be able to do it! You
still will need to consult further specific texts if you really want to delve into the minutiae
of any issue but at the end of each chapter there is an excellent list of references
updated to 2007 so you can easily find and follow your wanderlust!
There are obviously some personal biases and preferences with respect to what is
presented by the editing authors, and certainly this is expected (and necessary since
the experts views must be heard and valued) but what is great to see is the
acknowledgement and inclusion of other views and directions. Lymphoedema
rarely occurs in isolation. It often is in concert with other disorders or is
underlain or overlies them. The areas of lipoedema,
phleboedema/lymphoedema, myxoedema, and the large range of
angiodysplasias are also well covered and what is excellent in this edition
is their clear linkage to lymphoedema.
These inclusions make it very much easier for the practitioner to undertake a
differential diagnosis, then confirm its correctness often through comparative tables
and importantly with the aid of the larger range of clear pictures.
Of course there is no benefit to a differential diagnosis if you do not know how to
undertake a good examination of your patient and this is where I believe this text
excels. The examination methods chapter is very comprehensive ranging
from what a therapist can do with their own resources such as palpation,
volumetry and tonometry through to the more expensive and potentially
more accurate methods of lymphoscintigraphy, computed tomography
and MRI. The pros and cons of these are clearly indicated, but it does show that
no matter what you have or can do, the information is valuable in gaining a clear
picture of the presenting patient’s condition. There is an excellent chapter on
bio-electrical impedance spectroscopy (which is an increasingly well evidenced
means of early and accurate diagnosis of tissue fluid levels) but it’s a pity that it
seems a bit out of context at the end of the book. As an Editor of a number of
International Journals one always looks for things to criticize but in this case it’s
very difficult. The index is perhaps a little brief but at least you are
lead to the key areas of the chapters. Full physical addresses of the authors
are given at the end of the book so you can communicate with them if
needed. It’s a book which I’d be happy to have in my pocket for quick and
clear reference. Its one which can confirm your thoughts for the common
situations but which can provide the necessary details for those difficult and
complex cases and show you what you need to do and what can be done for them!
Professor Neil Piller
Lymphologist Director
Lymphoedema Assessment Clinic Graduate Entry Medical Program DPS
Education Coordinator Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Flinders,
University and Medical Centre South Australia
Dec 2007.
Reference Suggestions to provide your patients
100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT LYMPHEDEMA
100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT LYMPHEDEMA
by Debbie J. Daunt, MSN, RN
Topics in the book include:
"Who is at risk for lymphedema?"
"What is lymphedema?"
"What are the symptoms?"
"How is it treated?"
"Is lymphedema curable?" and more.....
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