Lymphaticovenous Bypass: Adaptations and Lessons Learned

Advances in microsurgical instruments and techniques have allowed for introduction of lymphaticovenous anastomosis as a potential surgical treatment for patients with upper and lower extremity lymphedema. This article reviews the approach to lymphaticovenous anastomosis patient selection and technic...

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Autores principales: Baltzer, Heather L., Winocour, Sebastian, Harless, Christin, Saint-Cyr, Michel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2017
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Ideas and Innovations
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5505824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28740763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001328
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description Advances in microsurgical instruments and techniques have allowed for introduction of lymphaticovenous anastomosis as a potential surgical treatment for patients with upper and lower extremity lymphedema. This article reviews the approach to lymphaticovenous anastomosis patient selection and technical modifications that improve the ease and efficiency of the procedure.
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spelling pubmed-55058242017-07-24 Lymphaticovenous Bypass: Adaptations and Lessons Learned Baltzer, Heather L. Winocour, Sebastian Harless, Christin Saint-Cyr, Michel Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Ideas and Innovations Advances in microsurgical instruments and techniques have allowed for introduction of lymphaticovenous anastomosis as a potential surgical treatment for patients with upper and lower extremity lymphedema. This article reviews the approach to lymphaticovenous anastomosis patient selection and technical modifications that improve the ease and efficiency of the procedure. Wolters Kluwer Health 2017-06-07 /pmc/articles/PMC5505824/ /pubmed/28740763 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001328 Text en Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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Lymphaticovenous Bypass: Adaptations and Lessons Learned
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title_full Lymphaticovenous Bypass: Adaptations and Lessons Learned
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title_full_unstemmed Lymphaticovenous Bypass: Adaptations and Lessons Learned
title_short Lymphaticovenous Bypass: Adaptations and Lessons Learned
title_sort lymphaticovenous bypass: adaptations and lessons learned
topic Ideas and Innovations
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5505824/
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