Filarial Lymphedema

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Piyaratn, A. and Pradalsundarasar , A. : Microfilarial granuloma of the spleen. Am. J. Trop. Med., 10: 839, 1961.

Cohen, L.B. , Wood, A.M. , Manson-Bahr, P.E.C. , and Bowen, R. : Lymphography in filarial lymphedema and elephantiasis . Am. J. Trop. Med., 10: 843, 1961.

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Martorell, F. : Chronic surgical oedemas of the lower limbs (thrombophlebitis excluded). Min. cardio-angiol. Europ., Suppl. 3: 473, 1955.

Allen, E.V. : Lymphedema of the extremeties. Classification, etiology and differential diagnosis; A study of three hundred cases. Arch. Int. Med., 54: 606, 1934.

Stewart, F.W. , and Treves, N. : Lymphangiosarcoma in postmastectomy lymphedema: A report of six cases in elephantiasis chirurgica. Cancer , 1: 64, 1948.

Khalil, M. Thermotropism in filariasis: Basis of clinical and pathological manifestations and rational methods of treatment. J. Egypt. Med. Assoc., 21: 597, 1938.

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Lombard, P. : Oedèmes chroniques des membres inferieurs traités par ultrasons. Min. cardio-angiol. Europ., Suppl. 3: 138, 1955.

El-Toraei, I. : Failure of polyethylene, tubes in lymphangioplasty for elephantiasis arabum. Min. Cardio-angiol. Europ., 7: 25, 1959.

Handley, W.S. : Lymphangio-plasty. Lancet, 1: 783, 1908.

Walther, Ch. : Note sur le traitement de l'éléphantiasis des membres par le drainage lymphatique à tubes perdus. Bull. Acad. Méd. Paris, 82: 262, 1919.

Oppel: Chirurg. Arch. Veliaminova 1911, quoted by Rosanow.

Cottalarda, quoted by Rosanow.

Rosanow, W.N. : Lymphangioplastik bei Elephantiasis. Arch. F. K. chir., 99: 645, 1912.

Kondoleon, E. : Die Lymphableitung, als heilmittel bei chronischen oedemen nach quetchung. München. med. Wchnschr., 1: 525, 1912.

Lanz, O. : Eröffnung neuere abfuhrwege beim Stauung im Bauch und unteren Extremitäten . Zentralbl. Chir., 38: 153, 1911.

Gillies, H.D. , and Fraser, F.R. : The treatment of lymphoedema by a plastic operation. Brit. M. J., 1: 96, 1935.

Kondoleon, E. : Die chirur-gische Behandlung der Elephantiasischen Oedem durch eine neue Methode der lymphableitung. München. med. Wchnschr., 59: 2726, 1912.

Kondoleon, E. : Die operative Behandlung der Elephantiasischen Lymphoedem. München. med. Wchnschr., 62: 1541, 1915 .

Payr, H. : Zbl. F. Chir. 1921, 1922, 1923, quoted by kleinschmidt. Operative chirurgie p. 271, Springer Verlag. Berlin and Heidelberg, 1948.

Sistrunk, W.E. : Contribution to plastic surgery. Certain modifications of the Kondoleon operation for elephantiasis. Ann. Surg., 85: 185, 1927.

Romiti, F. : Contribuzione al tratamento chrurgico del elephantiasis. Arch. Ital. Chir., 20: 607, 1926.

Ghormley, R.K. and Overton, L.M. : The surgical treatment of severe forms of lymphedema (elephantiasis) of the extremities. Surg. Gynec. & Obst., 61: 83, 1935.

De Gaetano, L. : Sulla cura chirurgica della elephantiasi degli arti inferiori. Riforma med., 44: 1649, 1928 .

Homans, J. : The treatment of elephantiasis of the legs. A preliminary report. New England J. Med., 215: 1099, 1936.

Mickuliez, S. : Beit. Z. Klin. Chir., 44: 595, 1904 (quoted by kleinschmidt; see Payr).

Zwicker, M. : Zur Klinik und Therapie der Elephantiasis in der unteren Gliedmassen. Langen. Arch. Klin. Chir., 283: 493, 1956.

Ibid. Elephantiasis of the lower limbs. J. Indian Med. Prof., 3: 1456,1957.

Wertheimer, P. , and Sautot, J. : Le traitment chirurgical des oedèmes chroniques de membres (oedèmes postphlebitiques expertés). Min. cardioangiol., Europ. Supplement, 3: 87, 1955.

Charles, H. : Treatment of elephantiasis. System of Treatment. Vol. 3, p. 504. Churchill, London, 1912.

Hergenroeder, F. : Vestn. Chir., 55: 603, 1938 (quoted by Zwicker).

Poth, E.J. , Barnes, S.R. , and Ross, G.T. : A new operative treatment of elephantiasis. Surg. Gynec. & Obst., 84: 642, 1947.

Homans, J. : Lymphedema of the limbs. Arch. Surg., 40: 232, 1940.

Farina, R. : Elephantiasis of the lower limbs. Treatment by dermofibrolipectomy followed by free skin grafting. J. Plast. and Reconst. Surg., 8: 430, 1951.

Gibson, T. , and Tough, J.S. : A simplified one stage operation for the correction of lymphedema of the leg . Arch. Surg., 71: 809, 1955.

Pratt, G.H. : Cardiovascular Surgery, p. 699, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, 1954 .

Blocker, T.L. Surgical treatment of elephantasis of lower extremities. Plast. & Reconst. Surg., 4: 407, 1949.

Bezes, H. , Roucher, F. , Zinson, R. and Goudoté, E. : 25 Elephantiasis des membres inferieures traités par le procédé de Gibson . J. Chir., 89: 4011, 1965.

Macey, H.B. : A surgical procedure for lymphedema of the extremities. J. Bone & Joint Surg., 30A.: 339, 1948 .