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Session Title:
Lymphatic Surgery: Practical Tips on Reverse Mapping and SLYMPHA
Date & Time:
November 09, 2022, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM ET
Length:
1 Hour
CME Deadline:
November 9, 2023
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Target Audience:
Physicians
Objectives:
- The participant will learn the clinical evidence supporting the use of Axillary Reverse Mapping and S-LYMPHA, including the benefits, risk, and alternatives.
- The participant will learn the technical considerations of performing Axillary Reverse Mapping.
- The participant will learn the technical considerations of performing S-LYMPHA.
Description:
This webinar will focus on two surgical strategies to prevent breast cancer-related lymphedema. Presenters will present videos of the axillary reverse mapping procedure and the Simplified Lymphatic Microsurgical Preventing Healing Approach (S-LYMPHA). The webinar is geared to the breast and general surgeon seeking to introduce the procedures in their clinical practice.
Agenda:
Welcome and Introduction
Dennis Holmes, MD, FACS
How I Do It: Axillary Reverse Mapping and S-LYMPHA
Eli Avisar, MD, FACS
How I Do It: Axillary Reverse Mapping and S-LYMPHA
Alicia Arnold, DO
Q&A
Faculty:
Moderator—Dennis Holmes, MD, FACS
Adventist Health Glendale
Glendale, CA
Alicia Arnold, DO
Augusta University Medical Center/Georgia Cancer Center
Augusta, GA
Eli Avisar, MD, FACS
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
References:
- Clinical application of axillary reverse mapping in patients with breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7474002/
- Systematic review of axillary reverse mapping in breast cancer. academic.oup.com/bjs/article/103/3/170/6136651
- Axillary reverse mapping: Five-year experience. surgjournal.com/article/S0039-6060(14)00273-6/pdf
- Evaluation of Simplified Lymphatic Microsurgical Preventing Healing Approach (S-LYMPHA) for the Prevention of Breast Cancer-Related Clinical Lymphedema After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29794843/
- Long-term results of simplified lymphatic microsurgical preventing healing approach (SLYMPHA) for the prevention of breast cancer-related clinical lymphedema after axillary lymph node dissection. ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.514
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