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Preliminary outcomes of combined surgical approach for lower extremity lymphedema: supraclavicular lymph node transfer and lymphaticovenular anastomosis.

Jae-Ho ChungYong-Jae HwangSeung-Ha ParkEul-Sik Yoon
Published in: Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery (2021)
The combined approach showed a significant decrease in the circumference of LEL. Additional LVAs could reinforce the effect of a VLNT. Larger series with longer follow-up is needed to confirm our findings.
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