How I do it: Radical debulking of lower extremity end-stage lymphedema

Abstract

Debulking procedures have been a last-resort therapy for end-stage lymphedema for more than a century. Multiple techniques have been described, and the approach as a whole has fallen in and out of favor as providers have tried to maximize quality of life outcomes. We describe our technique for radical debulking of the lower extremity for the treatment of severe end-stage lymphedema.

Keywords

• Debulking
• Elephantiasis
• Lower extremity
• Lymphedema
• Radical