METHOD OF TREATING DISTAL POSTMASTECTOMY LYMPHEDEMA Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A61K31/245 A61K31/407 A61K35/14 A61K38/48 A61P7/10 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to surgery and can be used for treatment of distal postmastectomy lymphedema. For this purpose at the background of standard treatment 6 procedures of retrograde lymphotropic introduction of drug mixture are carried out. Lymphotropic introduction is performed in the following way: in area of middle third of forearm applied is cuff, with creating in it pressure of 60 mm Hg, after which in two points on internal surface in area of wrist introduction of mixture of medications is performed. Composition of introduced mixture alternates every second day: 1, 3, 5 days - actovegin 80 mg, ketonal 1 ml, marcaine 0.5% 4 ml; 2, 4, 6 days - chymotrypsin 100 mg, marcaine 0.5% 4 ml.

EFFECT: method ensures efficient treatment of postmastectomy lymphedema due to enhancing of lymphatic drainage of distal parts of extremity.

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