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ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2024

Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction with Vascularized Omentum Lymph Node Transplant: Reducing the Risk of Both Painful Contracture and Lymphedema.

Stav Brown, George Kokosis, Francis D Graziano, Oriana Haran, Elizabeth Smith-Montes, Oliver Zivanovic, Charlotte E Ariyan, Daniel G Coit, Michelle Coriddi, Babak J Mehrara and 1 more

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Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 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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6citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stav BrownFrom the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
George KokosisDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, RUSH Medical College, Chicago, Ill.
Francis D GrazianoFrom the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
Oriana HaranFrom the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
Elizabeth Smith-MontesFrom the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
Oliver ZivanovicDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
Charlotte E AriyanGastric and Mixed Tumor Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
Daniel G CoitGastric and Mixed Tumor Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
Michelle CoriddiFrom the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
Babak J MehraraFrom the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
Joseph H DayanFrom the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USRush University Medical Center · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Mechanisms of racial disparity in breast cancer-related lymphedemaR01CA278599 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Andrea Barrio, Babak J Mehrara · 2023 to 2026
$2.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS R01 CA278599
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients undergoing extensive lymph node dissection and radiation are at high risk for not only lymphedema but also painful contracture. In a standard lymphadenectomy, immediate lymphatic reconstruction using a lymphovenous bypass is effective in reconstructing the lymphatic defect. However, a more aggressive nodal clearance leaves the patient with a large cavity and skeletonized neurovascular structures, often resulting in severe contracture, pain, cosmetic deformity, and venous stricture. Adjuvant radiotherapy to the nodal bed can lead to severe and permanent disability despite physical therapy. Typically, these patients are referred to us after the fact, where surgery will rarely restore the patient to normal function. In an effort to avoid lymphedema

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PMID38645629
PMCPMC11029981
OpenAlexW4394943315

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