Vascularized lymph node transfer based on the hilar perforators improves the outcome in upper limb lymphedema

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 589-593

  Gharb, Bahar Bassiri ^a   Rampazzo, Antonio ^a   Di Spilimbergo, Stefano Spanio ^a   Xu, Enny Sonia ^a   Chung, Kuo Piao ^b   Chen, Hung Chi ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

breast cancer; free lymph node transfer; lymphedema; perforator flap; vascularized lymph node

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 82655172635     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181f88e8a     Document Type: Article

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