A clinical study of liposuction followed by lymphovenous anastomosis for treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema

ObjectiveIn this work, we studied the clinical effect of liposuction followed by lymphovenous anastomosis (LVAs) for the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL).MethodsWe analyzed 158 patients with unilateral upper limb BCRL who underwent liposuction followed by LVAs 2–4 months later. A...

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Main Authors: Kun Chang, Song Xia, Chen Liang, Yuguang Sun, Jianfeng Xin, Wenbin Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1065733/full