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Single Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis for Early-Stage Lower Extremity Lymphedema Treated by the Superior-Edge-of-the-Knee Incision Method

BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of lower extremity lymphedema (LEL) remains challenging. Application of the superior-edge-of-the-knee incision method for lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA) is reported to have a strong therapeutic effect in patients with LEL because lymph-to-venous flow at the anasto...

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Autores principales: Seki, Yukio, Kajikawa, Akiyoshi, Yamamoto, Takumi, Takeuchi, Takayuki, Terashima, Takahiro, Kurogi, Norimitsu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5865933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29616175
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001679