Overview of treatments for male genital lymphedema: Critical literature review and anatomical considerations

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Otsuki, Yuki ^a   Yamada, Kiyoshi ^a   Hasegawa, Kenjiro ^a   Kimata, Yoshihiro ^a   Suami, Hiroo ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCROTUM;

GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; SCROTUM;

EID: 84859299114     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318245ea3c     Document Type: Note

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