Lymphology of Uzbekistan –55 years: the results and development prospects

Abstract

In 2024, it will be 55 years since the birth of lymphology in Uzbekistan, as an actively developing scientific field. In 1969, a Lymphology research laboratory was created at the Department of Surgical Diseases of the Pediatric Faculty (currently the 1st Department of Hospital and Faculty Surgery) of the Andijan State Medical Institute. The initiator of the organization of the Lymphological Laboratory was the head of the Department, Doctor of Medical Sciences Satkul U. Dzhumabaev. In 1987, the laboratory was transformed into the Center for Clinical Lymphology of the Ministry of Health of Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. Today, Uzbekistan has its own School of Clinical Lymphology, recognized among specialists. 10 doctoral and 32 candidate dissertations have been defended, work continues on 6 doctoral and 10 candidate dissertations. More than 1 450 scientific papers, 12 monographs have been published, including the first manual in English “Regional lymphatic therapy” (Manchester, 1988), patents have been received for 14 inventions, and more than 35 lymphological techniques have been introduced into clinical practice. From 1992 to 2014 a specialized scientific and practical journal “Lymphology” was published. Cycles of training for doctors and nursing staff in lymphological treatment methods have been organized. A number of international scientific and practical conferences were held. In 2012, the scientific and practical activities and technologies developed in the field of clinical lymphology of the Republican Scientific Center for Clinical Lymphology were highly appreciated by the international foundation “International Arch of Europe for Quality and Technologies” and nominated for the award of the “golden sign” of this foundation.