The Combination of Lymph Node Transfer and Excisional Procedures in Bilateral Lower Extremity Lymphedema: Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life Assessment with Long-Term Follow-Up

The Combination of Lymph Node Transfer and Excisional Procedures in Bilateral Lower Extremity Lymphedema: Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life Assessment with Long-Term Follow-Up

Background: Bilateral lower extremity lymphedema is a rare and invalidating condition that poses a great challenge to the scientific community, and deeply affects the quality of life (QoL) of affected patients. A combined protocol consisting of lymph node transfer and a reductive method have never b...

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Main Authors: Luigi Losco, Alberto Bolletta, Alessandro de Sire, Shih-Heng Chen, Gokhan Sert, Dicle Aksoyler, Jonathan Velazquez-Mujica, Marco Invernizzi, Emanuele Cigna, Hung-Chi Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
lymphedema
lymphedema of the lower limbs
LYMQoL questionnaire
quality of life
vascularized lymph node transfer
lymph node flap
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/3/570

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