THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL LYMPHEDEMA 2009 Consensus Document of the International Society of Lymphology

This International Society of Lymphology(ISL) Consensus Document is the currentrevision of the 1995 Document for theevaluation and management of peripherallymphedema (1) for discussion at the XXIVInternational Congress of Lymphology. It isbased upon modifications: [A] suggested andpublished following the 1997 XVI InternationalCongress of Lymphology (ICL) inMadrid, Spain (2) discussed at the 1999 XVIIICL in Chennai, India (3) and considered/confirmed at the 2000 (ISL) ExecutiveCommittee meeting in Hinterzarten, Germany(4); [B] derived from integration ofdiscussions and written comments obtainedduring and following the 2001 XVIII ICL inGenoa, Italy as modified at the 2003 ISLExecutive Committee meeting in…