{"id":68,"date":"2014-02-17T10:41:54","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T10:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lymphoedemacenter.com\/?p=68"},"modified":"2014-03-26T01:52:08","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T01:52:08","slug":"candidacy-for-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lymphoedemacenter.com\/?p=68","title":{"rendered":"Discussing your options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Becker describes the initial consultation and necessities required to determine candidacy for Autologous Lymph Node Transfer (<a class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: ALNT\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;ALNT&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Stands for Autologous Lymph Nodes Transplantation, a surgical procedure where healthy lymph nodes from a donor site are transferred to the lymphedema affected area to reconstruct the damaged lymphatic system.&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/lymphoedemacenter.com\/?glossary=alnt\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>ALNT<\/a>).<br>\nCandidacy for surgery is considered after a thorough history and physical, along with review of MR-Lymposcintigraphy studies. &nbsp;MR-<a class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: Lymphoscintigraphy \"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Lymphoscintigraphy&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Lymphoscintigraphy is an imaging technique used to map the lymphatic system. 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