Lymphedema of the Lower Extremity

Lymphatic Obstruction in the Pathogenesis of Intestinal Mucosal Atrophy

“…8 Little is known about the response of other tissues to chronic lymphatic obstruction. 12' In this study, the retroperitoneal lymphatics of dogs were obstructed by the injection of quick-setting liquid Silastic, a technic previously reported by Larson et al7 Serial observations during the next 300 days revealed the gradual development of intestinal mucosal atrophy.…”