Publication: Systematic review of lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) for the treatment of lymphedema
Systematic review of lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) for the treatment of lymphedema
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Scaglioni, M. F., Fontein, D. B. Y., Arvanitakis, M., & Giovanoli, P. (2017). Systematic review of lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) for the treatment of lymphedema. Microsurgery, 37, 947–953. https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.30246
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INTRODUCTION: Lymphedema is a chronic condition caused by the obstruction or impairment of lymphatic fluid transport resulting in irreversible skin fibrosis. Besides conservative therapy, surgical techniques for lymphedema including liposuction, lymphatico-lymphatic bypass, lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA), and vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) are options with increasing popularity in the recent past. In our review, we investigated the efficacy of LVA for the treatment of lymphedema. Both objective and subjective outcomes of surg
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- Scaglioni, Mario F
- Fontein, Duveken B Y
- Arvanitakis, Michael
- Giovanoli, Pietro
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Scaglioni, M. F., Fontein, D. B. Y., Arvanitakis, M., & Giovanoli, P. (2017). Systematic review of lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) for the treatment of lymphedema. Microsurgery, 37, 947–953. https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.30246
