Side-to-End Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis through Temporary Lymphatic Expansion

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Yamamoto, Takumi ^a   Yoshimatsu, Hidehiko ^a   Yamamoto, Nana ^a   Narushima, Mitsunaga ^a   Iida, Takuya ^a   Koshima, Isao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE TO END LYMPHATICOVENICULAR ANASTOMOSIS THROUGH TEMPORARY LYMPHATIC EXPANSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875411776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059523     Document Type: Article

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