2024
DOI: 10.1159/000540241
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Semaglutide Treatment in a Patient with Extreme Obesity and Massive Lymphedema: A Case Report

Joanne Thanh-Tâm Nguyen,
Marie-Amélie Barbet-Massin,
Emilie Pupier
et al.

Abstract: Introduction: Extreme obesity (BMI ≥50 kg/m2) is a complex pathology to treat. One of the complications of extreme obesity is massive localized lymphedema (MLL), due to compromised lymphatic drainage. There is a lack of literature guiding the medical management of these conditions. Case Presentation: We present a 43-year-old male who was admitted to our specialized obesity center for weight management. His initial weight was 255 kg and BMI was 93.7 kg/m2. He suffered from massive multifocal lymphedema of his l… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

0
0
0

Publication Types

Select...

Relationship

0
0

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 0 publications
references
References 17 publications
0
0
0
Order By: Relevance

No citations

Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?