ReviewGland surgery2020
Lymphaticovenular anastomosis for breast cancer-related upper extremity lymphedema: a literature review.
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- Lymphedema Rates Following Axillary Lymph Node Dissection With and Without Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction: A Prospective Trial.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Trial
- Supermicrosurgical lymphaticovenous anastomosis for breast cancer related lymphedema in low resources settings.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Study on the relationship between lymphedema stage and related symptoms in patients with breast cancer after surgery.Gland surgery · 2025Article
- Lymphovenous anastomosis: microsurgical innovation and clinical outcomes in breast cancer-related lymphedema care.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Review
- Robot-Assisted Microsurgery-what does the learning curve look like?JPRAS open · 2024Article
- Evolving Role of Lymphedema Surgery on Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Multi-Institutional Algorithmic Approach.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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- Is immediate lymphatic reconstruction the future of lymphedema prevention?Gland surgery · 2024Article
- Surgical management of breast cancer-related lymphedema: a narrative review of contemporary practices.Annals of translational medicine · 2023Review
- Distally Prophylactic Lymphaticovenular Anastomoses after Axillary or Inguinal Complete Lymph Node Dissection Followed by Radiotherapy: A Case Series.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Surgical Applications of Lymphatic Vessel Visualization Using Photoacoustic Imaging and Augmented Reality.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Breast cancer-related lymphedema is a long-term condition that affects almost half of breast cancer survivors. Clinical studies have looked at the benefits of lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA) for the treatment of upper extremities lymphedema after breast cancer, however, there is still controversy if it improves lymphedema. This study aimed to analyze the studies and outcomes related to LVA for breast cancer-related lymphedema. A PubMed/Medline search was performed using "lymphovenous bypass", "upper extremity lymphedema", "arm lymphedema after breast cancer treatment", and "lymphaticovenular anastomosis" as key words. Only English articles reporting outcomes after LVA were included. We found 22 articles that met the inclusion criteria. Positive outcomes were found in 21 studies with an objective volume reduction and subjective symptoms relief after LVA. This literature review concluded that LVA has demonstrated a significant decrease in upper extremity volumes and an improvement in subjectively reporting symptoms in breast cancer-related lymphedema patients.
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