General surgery, translational lymphology and lymphatic surgery

International Angiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 504-521

  Campisi, C ^a,a,a   Witte, M H ^b   Fulcheri, E ^a   Bellini, C ^a   Villa, G ^a   Santi, P L ^a   Parodi, A ^a   Murdaca, G ^c   Puppo, F ^c   Boccardo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lymphatic diseases, pathophysiology; Microsurgery; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

CHYLOUS ASCITES; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPRESSION GARMENT; GENERAL SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; LYMPHATIC SURGERY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; MICROSURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANIMALS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MICROSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856276641     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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