Treatment of lymphedema with lymphaticovenular anastomoses

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 304-310

  Nagase, Takashi ^a   Gonda, Koichi ^a   Inoue, Keita ^a   Higashino, Takuya ^a   Fukuda, Norio ^a   Gorai, Katsuya ^a   Mihara, Makoto ^a   Nakanishi, Misa ^a   Koshima, Isao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lymphangiogenesis; Lymphaticovenular anastomosis; Lymphedema; Supermicrosurgery

Indexed keywords

CELL FUNCTION; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LEG; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHEDEMA; MICROSURGERY;

EID: 27144472762     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-005-0518-5     Document Type: Review

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