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Experience of a new surgical procedure for the treatment of unilateral obstructive lymphedema of the lower extremity: Adipo-lymphatico venous transfer

✍ Scribed by Yoshio Tanaka; Sadao Tajima; Keisuke Imai; Khonosuke Tsujiguchi; Khoichi Ueda; Khonosuke Yabu

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Weight: 656 KB
Volume: 17
Category: Article
ISSN: 0738-1085
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2752(1996)17:4<209::aid-micr7>3.0.co;2-f

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✦ Synopsis

We report five cases of adipo-lymphatico venous transfer (ALVT) performed to treat unilateral obstructive lymphedema of the lower extremity. ALVT is a surgical procedure that utilizes the long saphenous vein and its surrounding lymphatic tissue from the unaffected limb for the treatment of lymphedema. Since ALVT does not necessitate anastomoses of lymphatic vessels, it can be performed regardless of the severity and duration of lymphedema, and stable long-term results can be obtained when the transferred lymphatic tissue shows viability.