Massive localized lymphedema (MLL) in bariatric candidates

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1126-1130

  Modolin, Miguel L A ^a,b   Cintra Jr , Wilson ^a   Paggiaro, André O ^a   Faintuch, Joel ^a   Gemperli, Rolf ^a   Ferreira, Marcus C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Elephantiasis nostras; Lymphedema; Massive localized lymphedema; Morbid obesity; Pseudosarcoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERTRIGO; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN HYPERTROPHY; SKINFOLD; STOMACH LESION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATATION; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748922431     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089206778392185     Document Type: Article

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