Laparoscopic Free Omental Lymphatic Flap for the Treatment of Lymphedema

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 114-118

  Nguyen, Alexander T ^a   Suami, Hiroo ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MIDDLE AGED; OMENTUM; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MIDDLE AGED; OMENTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84940924094     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001374     Document Type: Article

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