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FIGURA 11 Linfedema genitalposquirúrgico en una mujer© Földiklinik, Alemania.Reproducido con autorización.FIGURA 12 Varón con linfedemagenital y linfedema unilateral deextremidad inferior Para lahinchazón escrotal es adecuadoun suspensorio.© Földiklinik, Alemania.Reproducido con autorización.compresión. Entre las prendas de compresiónindicadas para los varones con edema deescroto se encuentran los suspensoriosescrotales. Una alternativa útil cuando no setolera una presión elevada son las mallas cortasde ciclismo.Existe un surtido cada vez mayor de prendasde compresión especiales para los pacientescon linfedema del tronco o de los genitales, o deambos.CONCLUSIÓNLas medias de compresión siguen cumpliendouna función importante en el tratamiento dellinfedema de la extremidad inferior. La toma demedidas para las medias debe llevarse a cabocuando el edema depresible es mínimo o nulo.La elección final de la prenda debe tener encuenta la amplia gama de factores del pacientey del linfedema que se han comentado en esteartículo.Se necesitan nuevos estudios que valoren laeficacia clínica y la rentabilidad económica delas prendas de compresión en diferentes gruposde pacientes. De este modo, lasrecomendaciones futuras se basarán eninvestigaciones empíricas y los médicosadquirirán unos conocimientos importantes.BIBLIOGRAFÍA1. Badger C, Seers K, Preston N, Mortimer P. Antibiotics/antiinflammatoriesfor reducing acute inflammatory episodes inlymphoedema of the limbs. Cochrane Database Syst Rev2004; 2: CD003143.2. Badger C, Preston N, Seers K, Mortimer P. Benzo-pyronesfor reducing and controlling lymphoedema of the limbs.Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004; 2: CD003140.3. Badger C, Preston N, Seers K, Mortimer P. 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