Abstract: Optimal Sites for Supermicrosurgical Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis: An Analysis of 1259 Anastomoses
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RESULTS: LVA resulted in 1259 anastomoses using 949 lymphatic vessels at 794 surgical sites. The number of anastomoses per limb ranged from 1 to 16 (median 5). Multivariate analyses revealed that factors associated with larger lymphatic vessel (0.5 mm or larger) were age [65 or older; odds ratio (OR) 1.403], radiation history (OR 1.622), incision in thigh/leg (compared with groin; OR 1.607/1.628), and ICG lymphography of Stardust/Diffuse pattern (compared with Linear pattern; OR 0.529/0.047), and that factors associated with severe lymphosclerosis were body mass index (25 or larger; OR 1.775), radiation history (OR 0.465), incision in thigh/foot (OR 2.378/4.444), and ICG lymphography of Stardust/Diffuse pattern (OR 82.048/1406.174).
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