Compression therapy and liposuction of lower legs for bilateral hereditary primary lymphedema praecox

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 222-224

  Espinosa de los Monteros, Antonio ^a   Hinojosa, Carlos A ^a   Abarca, Leonardo ^a   Iglesias, Martín ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UREA;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG PAIN; LIPOSUCTION; LOWER LEG; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MALE; MEIGE DISEASE; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CELLULITIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELEPHANTIASIS; HUMANS; LEG; LIPECTOMY; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 58449090874     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.07.073     Document Type: Article

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