Lower Limb Lymphedema Patients Can Still Benefit from Supermicrosurgical Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis (LVA) after Vascularized Lymph Node Flap Transfer (VLNT) as Delayed Lymphatic Reconstruction-A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Johnson Chia-Shen Yang Cheuk-Kwan SunAkitatsu HayashiWei-Che LinGong-Kai HuangPei-Yu TsaiPeng-Chen ChienChing-Hua Hsieh

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

Based on the results from this study, the authors recommend the use of LVA as a secondary procedure for post-VLNT patients seeking further improvement.

Keyphrases

lymph node
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
lower limb
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
mental health
early stage
patient reported outcomes
rectal cancer
soft tissue