Principles of surgical treatment of chronic lymphoedema

International Angiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 42-46

  Gloviczki, P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymphoedema surgery

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHYLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EDEMA; FOOT; GRAFT PATENCY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LIMB; LYMPHANGIOSARCOMA; LYMPHANGITIS; LYMPHATIC VENOUS SHUNT; LYMPHEDEMA; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCAR; SENSORY NERVE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE GRAFT; WOUND HEALING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; METHODS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0033053679     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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