Current status of lymphatic reconstructive surgery for chronic lymphedema: It is still an uphill battle!

International Journal of Angiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-79

  Lee, B B ^a   Laredo, J ^a   Neville, R ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphedema; compliance; maintenance CDT; reconstructive lymphatic surgery

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPATHIC RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; LYMPHOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 80052980296     PISSN: 10611711     EISSN: 16155939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1279685     Document Type: Review

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