Radical excision and delayed reconstruction of a lymphedematous leg with a 15 year follow-up

Lymphology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 20-24

  Dumanian, G A ^a,b   Futrell, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG EDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 0029988133     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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