ReviewPlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2021
Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction: Technical Points and Literature Review.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction in Prevention of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Microsurgery · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of Obesity on Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction.Journal of reconstructive microsurgery · 2026Article
- Hospital Setting Impact on Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema and Quality of Life after Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction.Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2026Article
- Regional Nodal Irradiation Impact on Lymphedema, Surgical Outcomes, and Quality-of-Life Following Mastectomy, Axillary Dissection, and Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction.Journal of reconstructive microsurgery · 2026Article
- Pilot Study of Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction (ILR) During Lymph Node Dissection for Node-Positive Melanoma: Feasibility, Safety, and Early Outcomes.Journal of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Use of axillary vascular grafts in prophylactic lymphovenous bypass: technical challenges and lessons learned.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Breast cancer-related lymphedema of the upper limb: integrating early surveillance and functional surgery into a synergistic management paradigm.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Women Planned for Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction During Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Should Be Reconstructable: Improving Intraoperative Team Collaboration.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in breast cancer-related lymphedema and quality-of-life after immediate lymphatic reconstruction.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2025Article
- Characterizing Trends of Lymphedema After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection with and Without Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction.Cancers · 2025Article
- BJS commission on the surgical management of the axilla in breast cancer.The British journal of surgery · 2025Article
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- Long-Term Outcomes of Lymphedema After Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction Following Axillary Lymph Node Dissection.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Anatomic Support for Hand and Wrist Dye Injections in Axillary Reverse Mapping.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Preventing Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Comprehensive Analysis of a 9-Year Single-Center Experience of Prophylactic Lymphovenous Bypass.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Anti-CTLA4 treatment reduces lymphedema risk potentially through a systemic expansion of the FOXP3Nature communications · 2024Article
- Effect of Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction on Postmastectomy Implant Reconstruction.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- MRI-CEUS fusion-guided lymphatic mapping as a preoperative strategy for lymphedema patients undergoing lymphaticovenous anastomosis surgery.Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders · 2024Article
- Review of treatment strategies after lymphadenectomy: From molecular therapeutics to immediate microsurgical lymphatic reconstruction.Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders · 2024Review
- Supermicrosurgery lymphaticovenous and lymphaticolymphatic anastomosis: Technical detail and short-term follow-up for immediate lymphatic reconstruction in breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema prevention.Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
Recent studies have provided evidence that lymphovenous bypass-microsurgical re-routing of divided lymphatics to an adjacent vein-performed at the time of lymph node dissection decreases the rate of lymphedema development. Immediate lymphatic reconstruction in this setting is technically demanding, and there is a paucity of literature describing the details of the surgical procedure. In this report, we review the literature supporting immediate lymphatic reconstruction and provide technical details to demystify the operation for surgeons who wish to provide this option to their patients.
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