Lymphovenous Coupler-Assisted Bypass (CAB) for Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction.
Daisy Louise SpoerLauren Elizabeth BergerParhom N TowfighiRomina DeldarNisha J GuptaSamuel S HuffmanBanafsheh Sharif-AskaryRajiv P ParikhKenneth Ling FanLaura K TomPublished in: Journal of reconstructive microsurgery (2023)
The CAB technique is a viable, effective technical alternative to the standard LVB technique. This comparative study of techniques in prophylactic LVB suggests that coupler-assisted bypasses maintain long-term patency, possibly due to the ease of anastomosing several lymphatics to single large caliber veins while reducing the technical demands of the procedure.