Optimizing outcome of Charles procedure for chronic lower extremity lymphoedema

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 393-402

  Karri, Vasu ^a   Yang, Ming Chin ^b   Lee, Il Jae ^c   Chen, Shih Heng ^a   Hong, Joon Pio ^d   Xu, Enny Sonia ^a   Cruz Vargas, Jaqueline ^a   Chen, Hung Chi ^a,e  

^a E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^d Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Charles procedure; debulking; excisional surgery; lymphoedema; outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952900106     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181d6e45e     Document Type: Article

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