Reversing venous-lymphatic reflux following side-to-end lymphaticovenous anastomosis with ligation of the proximal lymphatic vessel

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 Feb;74(2):407-447. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.08.074. Epub 2020 Aug 26.

¹ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Dapi Road, Kaohsiung, Niaosong District 833, Taiwan; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Xiamen Changgung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
³ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
⁴ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Dapi Road, Kaohsiung, Niaosong District 833, Taiwan. Electronic address: prs.lymph@gmail.com.

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Keywords: LVA; Lymphaticovenous anastomosis; Lymphedema; Side-to-end anastomosis; Supermicrosurgery; Venous-lymphatic reflux; Venous-washout.

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