M. Földi, E. Földi, S. Kubik: Textbook of Lymphology

Excerpt

It is great pleasure for this reviewer to provide information on this book, because the reviewer has the pleasure to know and to have collaborated with the three authors since the late 1960s. Kubik, long-time professor of anatomy, has enriched the book with an abundance of magnificent illustrations, in multiple colors, when necessary. These illustrations are in the line with Mascagni (1787) and Rouviere (1932). Whenever, as a plastic surgeon, I had a lympho-anatomic problem, e.g., with free omental flaps for lymph drainage, Kubik was happy to help. Whenever there was a physiological or a pathophysiological problem, the organizer of this volume, M. Földi, gave his best theoretical and practical advice. M. Földi, who devoted all of his lifetime to lymphology, also created the commonly used lymphatic language: lymphatic load; lymphatic transport capacity; lymphatic safety-valve insufficiency; and high output failure. For 20 years, his wife, E. Földi, has directed a 120-bed hospital exclusively for lymphatic diseases. She has contributed the “Practical Section” of this book: pages 495–638. Any severe lymphedema problem, protein-losing entereopathy, and suicidal lympho-lipedema: the patients always returned most satisfied from her hospital. There, for the first time, complex decongestive therapy (including manual lymphdrainage) is combined with the broad field of physical medicine. Together, both specialities help the individual patient to achieve the best therapeutic result. This book is the product of 60 years of fascination with the field of lymphology and of life-long therapeutic experiences with patients, presenting all the frequently facets of lymphopathology. Patients may forget the many described theoretical aspects of their problem, but they will remember how excellent their treatment was. …