Chronic Lymphedema and Its Treatment
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L 'anatomie ct la pathologie du systeme lymphatique sont discutees a la lumieres des etudes lymphographiques. Ces etudes ont surtout demontre l'indeoendance relative des deux systemes lymphatiques superficiel et profond et lamplexite des anomalies que l'en rencontre a leur niveau. Les lymphoedeme primaires sont distangues. Les nouvelles tec'.111iques operatoires employees pour le traitement des lym:1ccdeme sont decrites. La derniere partie de !'article e3t c:msacre a la presentation de deux cas de lymphoedeme primaire ope:-es avec denbons resultats selon la technique de Thompson.
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volume 5 issue 4
pages 260- 269
publication date 1977-10
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