Controlled compression and liposuction treatment for lower extremity lymphedema

Lymphology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 52-63

  Brorson, Håkan ^a,b   Ohlin, K ^a   Olsson, G ^a   Svensson, B ^a   Svensson, H ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Cancer; Liposuction; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELEPHANTIASIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG; LIPOSUCTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CHYLOTHORAX; ELEPHANTIASIS; HUMANS; LIPECTOMY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RADIOTHERAPY; SEMINOMA; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 47749107987     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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