Lymphatic Surgery

Prof.Corradino Campisi, M.D., Ph.D. FACS, Genoa, Italy

Professor Campisi graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University School of Genoa (1973), with honours and completed specializations with honours in Vascular Surgery (Genoa, 1976), General Surgery (Genoa, 1981) and Emergency Surgery (Modena, 1986). He is a Full Professor of General Surgery at the University of Genoa. Professor Campisi is currently the Director of the Section & Research Center of Lymphatic Surgery, Lymphology, and Microsurgery - Operative Unit of General Surgery and Lymphatic Surgery, University Hospital San Martino – IST, Genoa Italy and also the Director of the Postgraduate School of Alimentary Tract Surgery, which is confederated with Pisa, Florence, and Siena. Professor Campisi is the author of more than 600 scientific publications, 7 monographs and numerous chapters in textbooks. Dr. Corrado Cesare Campisi, MD, RAS-ACS
Dr. Corrado Campisi graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University School of Genoa (2008), with honours and from his Specialization in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the University of Genoa (July 2014). Dr. Campisi has been involved with a Research Program on Obesity and Lymphedema, as well as additional research on Lymphedema Prevention following Breast Cancer Surgery (Ly.M.P.H.A.), and as International Fellow to Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Pius Branzeu Center for Laparoscopic Surgery and Microsurgery, Timisoara, developed a new model dedicated to lymphatic microsurgical training in living tissue. He is an active member of several National and International Societies, Associate Editor of the OA Plastic Surgery Journal, and author of many articles dedicated to lymphatic diseases, microsurgical techniques, and plastic and reconstructive surgery. and Dr. Campisi assess and treat Lymphatic Disorders, including lymphedema (primary and secondary to cancer treatment, infection, or srugery), lipedema, and chyliferous vessel disorders. Surgical treatment for Lymphedema involves creating lymphatic-venous anastomoses to the bypass lymphatic obstruction that causes swelling and provide a new route for the lymphatic fluid to leave the affected limb. Significant reductions in swelling (up to complete healing in the earliest stages of disease) can be achieved with long-term stable results. Advanced chronic lymphedema with fibrotic adipose tissue deposits can benefit from a second surgery to remove this excess tissue by a modified liposuction procedure (FLLA-LVSP). Sparing of lymphatic pathways is achieved by prior lymphatic mapping with blue dye and indocyanine green fluorescence (PDE test) to avoid any damage to these fragile vessels during the procedure. Complete reduction in size and further improvements in lymphatic flow are achieved.