Vascularized omental lymphatic transplant for upper extremity lymphedema: A systematic review.

Nicholas R JarvisRicardo A TorresFrancisco R AvilaAntonio Jorge ForteAlanna M RebeccaChad M Teven

Published in: Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) (2021)

This is the largest systematic review of VOLT to date. VOLT continues to show promise as a safe and efficacious surgical intervention for lymphedema in the upper extremity. Further studies are warranted to more definitively identify patients for whom this technique is appropriate as well as ideal harvest and inset technique.

Keyphrases

systematic review
end stage renal disease
randomized controlled trial
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
meta analyses
machine learning