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Mon, 27 July
|IST 12pm, WA 7pm, AEST 9pm, NZ 11pm
July Journal Club - SLD after gynecological cancer
A comparative study following women who had learned self lymphatic drainage with those who received standard care over 5-years.
Date & Timezones
27 July 2026, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm AWST
IST 12pm, WA 7pm, AEST 9pm, NZ 11pm
Therapists
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Utsugi, K., Ishizuka, N., Seki, Y. et al. A prospective assessment of simple lymphatic drainage to prevent lower limb lymphedema in gynecological malignancies. Sci Rep 15, 42805 (2025).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-26967-1
Abstract
Simple lymphatic drainage (SLD) is a self-administered technique for managing lymphedema; however, its efficacy in preventing lower limb lymphedema (LLE) following pelvic lymphadenectomy remains unclear. This prospective study evaluated the preventive effects of SLD at a single institution. A total of 224 patients were enrolled who underwent gynecological cancer surgery with pelvic lymphadenectomy between April 2011 and May 2012. After excluding patients with deep vein thrombosis, age ≥ 80 years, refusal to participate, and those with uncertain malignancy, 190 patients remained. A subset of 87 patients without adjuvant therapy was divided into two groups based on their preference: 24 in the SLD group and 63 in the control group. SLD group patients performed daily SLD for one year, and a 5-year follow-up was…