Surgical debulking in a case of chronic lymphoedema

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-229

  Campbell, W ^a   Harkin, D W ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lymphoedema; Management; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTICLE; BED REST; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG PAIN; LEG ULCER; LYMPHEDEMA; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTURAL DRAINAGE; REHABILITATION CARE; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WHEELCHAIR; LEG; MIDDLE AGED;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 67649516771     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-008-0154-y     Document Type: Article

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