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In a cohort of 191 female patients with lower limb lipedema, the condition is described as 'often misdiagnosed' and affecting approximately 11% of women, with the study focusing on surgical outcomes of ultrasound-assisted liposuction rather than screening tools.
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- Observational Study of Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction for Lower Limb Lipedema on 191 Female Patients — Hersant et al. (2026) — context · cohort · 2026
The article briefly mentions that lipedema is often misdiagnosed (supporting the underdiagnosis aspect of the question) but does not address screening tools; its primary focus is on surgical treatment outcomes, making it only tangentially r - Lipedema: A Relatively Common Disease with Extremely Common Misconceptions — Buck & Herbst (2016) — supporting · review · 2016
This is a narrative review article that highlights underdiagnosis of lipedema and the need for better diagnostic tools, directly supporting the question's affirmative direction, but provides no original screening tool validation data. - Lipedema: A Call to Action! — Buso et al. (2019) — supporting · review · 2019
This narrative review explicitly states that lipedema is underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed, and calls for increased awareness and better understanding of its clinical presentation to improve diagnosis, directly supporting the affirmative dire - Lipedema: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead — Cifarelli (2025) — supporting · review · 2025
This systematic review directly addresses underrecognition and diagnostic challenges in lipedema, supporting the affirmative direction of the question, though it does not specifically evaluate screening tools.
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