Postoperative care after lymphaticovenous anastomosis
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Lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA) is a treatment for lymphoedema that can improve lymph circulation by the anastomosis of lymph vessels and veins. A therapeutic effect of LVA for lymphoedema has been shown in limbs, but efficacy for other regions has not been shown. Lymphoedema in the head-and-neck region following cancer resection and radiotherapy is mainly treated with manual lymphatic drain...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Plastic Surgery
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2234-6163,2234-6171
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2019.01004