How I do it: Radical debulking of lower extremity end-stage lymphedema
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چکیده
Debulking procedures have been a last-resort therapy for end-stage lymphedema more than century. Multiple techniques described, and the approach as whole has fallen in out of favor providers tried to maximize quality life outcomes. We describe our technique radical debulking lower extremity treatment severe lymphedema.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2468-4287']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101238