Surgical management of inoperable lymphedema: The re-emergence of abandoned techniques

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 278-283

  Doscher, Matthew E ^a   Herman, Sean ^a   Garfein, Evan S ^a  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BILATERAL LOWER EXTREMITY LYMPHEDEMA; CASE REPORT; CHARLES PROCEDURE; CHRONIC FIBROSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE DURATION; EXCISION; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INOPERABLE LYMPHEDEMA; LIPOSUCTION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAGGOT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENIS AMPUTATION; PENIS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCROTAL LYMPHEDEMA; SUPPURATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

EPONYMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LEG; LIPECTOMY; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SCROTUM; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84864284709     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.03.020     Document Type: Review

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