Radical reduction of lymphedema with preservation of perforators

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-179

  Salgado, Christopher J ^a   Mardini, Samir ^a   Spanio, Stefano ^a   Tang, Wen Ruay ^a   Sassu, Paolo ^a   Chen, Hung Chi ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Limb salvage; Lymphedema; Microsurgery; Perforator flaps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCISION; LYMPHEDEMA; PARESTHESIA; PERFORATOR FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROMA; SKIN FLAP;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 34547678156     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31802ca54c     Document Type: Article

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