TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Lower Extremity Swelling and Differential Diagnosis A1 - O’Donnell, Thomas F. A2 - Nazzal, Munier A2 - Blebea, John A2 - Osman, Mohamed F. PY - 2024 T2 - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: Clinical Diagnosis and Management AB - This brief section introduces definitions of acute and chronic edema, emphasizing the importance of understanding the modern view of edema pathophysiology and epidemiology for diagnosis. As an organizational principle, the causes of peripheral edema are categorized at their highest level as increased capillary filtration, decreased lymphatic drainage, or a combination of the two. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/25 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1200677410 ER -