ArticleArchives of plastic surgery2024
Surgical Treatment for Primary Lymphedema: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Article in Archives of plastic surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Lymphedema: current treatment strategies and future directions in tissue engineering.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- The use of suction-assisted liposuction for lymphoedema management and rotational flap closure in a bariatric patient with lower limb open fracture.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2026Article
- Correspondence to "Online Information on Lymphedema: Systematic Review of the Quality of Online Patient Resources".Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025Article
- Advances in surgical management of chronic lymphedema: current strategies and future directions.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Review
- Case Report: Surgical management of primary lymphedema with a novel PROX1 mutation involving upper and lower limbs.Frontiers in genetics · 2025Article
- Lymphovenous anastomosis: microsurgical innovation and clinical outcomes in breast cancer-related lymphedema care.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Review
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
This is a retrospective review of surgical management for primary lymphedema. Data were extracted from 55 articles from PubMed MEDLINE, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials between the database inception and December 2022 to evaluate the outcomes of lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA) and vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT), and outcomes of soft tissue extirpative procedures such as suction-assisted lipectomy (SAL) and extensive soft tissue excision. Data from 485 patients were compiled; these were treated with LVA (
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