Supermicrosurgical lymphaticovenular anastomosis and lymphaticovenous implantation for treatment of unilateral lower extremity lymphedema

Microsurgery

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 609-618

  Demirtas, Yener ^a   Ozturk, Nuray ^a   Yapici, Oktay ^a   Topalan, Murat ^b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LEG; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; LYMPHOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; LYMPHOVENULE ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; VENULE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; VENULES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73249141957     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20665     Document Type: Article

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