A Comprehensive Approach to Posttraumatic Lymphedema Surgical Treatment
Background Posttraumatic lymphedema (PTL) is sparsely described in the literature. The aim of this study is to propose a comprehensive approach for prevention and treatment of PTL using lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) and lymphatic vessels free flap, reporting our experience in the managem...
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Background Posttraumatic lymphedema (PTL) is sparsely described in the literature. The aim of this study is to propose a comprehensive approach for prevention and treatment of PTL using lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) and lymphatic vessels free flap, reporting our experience in the management of early-stage lymphedema. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ae4b40ff0fb421a9710663969ee5f322023-10-04T23:26:16ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Archives of Plastic Surgery2234-61632234-61712023-07-01500442243110.1055/s-0043-1768645A Comprehensive Approach to Posttraumatic Lymphedema Surgical TreatmentNicolás Pereira0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8859-8005Vanessa Oñate1https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8996-1716Ricardo Roa2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9226-5705Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Hospital del Trabajador, Santiago, ChileDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Hospital del Trabajador, Santiago, ChileDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Hospital del Trabajador, Santiago, Chile Background Posttraumatic lymphedema (PTL) is sparsely described in the literature. The aim of this study is to propose a comprehensive approach for prevention and treatment of PTL using lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) and lymphatic vessels free flap, reporting our experience in the management of early-stage lymphedema.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1768645lymphedemaposttraumatic lymphedemaSCIP flaplymphovenous anastomosissupermicrosurgery |
| spellingShingle | Nicolás Pereira Vanessa Oñate Ricardo Roa A Comprehensive Approach to Posttraumatic Lymphedema Surgical Treatment Archives of Plastic Surgery lymphedema posttraumatic lymphedema SCIP flap lymphovenous anastomosis supermicrosurgery |
| title | A Comprehensive Approach to Posttraumatic Lymphedema Surgical Treatment |
| title_full | A Comprehensive Approach to Posttraumatic Lymphedema Surgical Treatment |
| title_fullStr | A Comprehensive Approach to Posttraumatic Lymphedema Surgical Treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comprehensive Approach to Posttraumatic Lymphedema Surgical Treatment |
| title_short | A Comprehensive Approach to Posttraumatic Lymphedema Surgical Treatment |
| title_sort | comprehensive approach to posttraumatic lymphedema surgical treatment |
| topic | lymphedema posttraumatic lymphedema SCIP flap lymphovenous anastomosis supermicrosurgery |
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