ReviewSeminars in plastic surgery2018
Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer for Lymphedema.
Review in Seminars in plastic surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 149 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Management of Head and Neck Lymphoedema: A 2025 Systematic Review.Head & neck · 2025Pooled it
- Pre- and Post-Microsurgical Rehabilitation Interventions and Outcomes on Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: a Systematic Review.Current oncology reports · 2023Pooled it
- Microsurgical techniques in the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review of efficacy and patient outcomes.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2021Pooled it
- Cell-Free Adipose Liquid Extract Combined with Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer for Treating Lymphedema: Implications for Human Therapy.Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2026Article
- A Practical Algorithm for Donor- and Recipient-site Selection in Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer in Extremity Lymphedema.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- [Research on tissue regeneration and engineered scaffold materials in prevention and treatment of lymphedema].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026Review
- Application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with ultra-high-frequency ultrasound in lymphaticovenous anastomosis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Association of Hand Dominance With the Development of Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema After Mastectomy: A Retrospective Analysis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Educational Review: Management of Lymphedema-Approaches, Evidence for Surgical and Nonsurgical Interventions.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Review
- Anatomic insights into the vascularized supraclavicular lymph node flap and a novel design for enhanced lymphedema surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- [Clinical efficacy of vascularized lymph node transfer combined with lymphatico-venous anastomosis in treating unilateral upper limb lymphedema after radical mastectomy for breast cancer].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2025Article
- Lymph node transfer using the middle jugular lymph node flap: Anatomical study and a report of two cases.JPRAS open · 2025Article
- Development of an All-Wales National Health Service Surgical Lymphedema Supermicrosurgery Service.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) versus lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA) for chronic breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL): a retrospective cohort study of effectiveness over time.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2025Article
- Simultaneous Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer and Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping for Lymphedema in the Post-Mastectomy Patient: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Lymphatic Patterns in the Superficial Circumflex Iliac Artery Perforator Flap.Journal of reconstructive microsurgery · 2025Article
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- Predictors of the Efficacy of Lymphedema Decongestive Therapy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Integrated surgical treatment: a new model for treating secondary extremity lymphedema based on algorithms.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
6 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Advances in our understanding of the lymphatic system and the pathogenesis of lymphedema have resulted in the development of effective surgical treatments. Vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) involves the microvascular transplantation of functional lymph nodes into an extremity to restore physiological lymphatic function. It is most commonly performed by transferring combined deep inferior epigastric artery perforator and superficial inguinal lymph node flaps for postmastectomy breast reconstruction. For patients who do not require or are unable to undergo free abdominal breast reconstruction or have lymphedema affecting the lower extremity, several other VLNT options are available. These include flaps harvested from within the axillary, inguinal, or cervical lymph node basins, and lymph node flaps from within the abdominal cavity. This article reviews the lymph node flap options and techniques available for VLNT for lymphedema.
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