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  • Title: Ladder-shaped lymphaticovenular anastomosis using multiple side-to-side lymphatic anastomoses for a leg lymphedema patient.
    Author: Yamamoto T, Kikuchi K, Yoshimatsu H, Koshima I.
    Journal: Microsurgery; 2014 Jul; 34(5):404-8. PubMed ID: 24375825.
    Abstract:
    Lymphatic supermicrosurgery, supermicrosurgical lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA), is becoming a useful option for the treatment of compression-refractory lymphedema. One of the most important points in LVA is to make as many bypasses as possible for better treatment results. We report a progressive lower extremity lymphedema (LEL) case successfully treated with a ladder-shaped LVA. A 67-year-old female with secondary LEL refractory to conservative treatments underwent LVA. A ladder-shaped LVA was performed at the left ankle. In the ladder-shaped LVA, 3 lymphatic vessels and 1 vein were anastomosed in a side-to-side fashion; 2 lymphatic vessels next to the vein were anastomosed to the vein, and the other lymphatic vessel was anastomosed to the nearby lymphatic vessel. Using ladder-shaped LVA, 6 lymph flows of 3 lymphatic vessels could be bypassed into a vein. Six months after the LVA operation, her left LEL index decreased from 212 to 195, indicating edematous volume reduction. Ladder-shaped LVA may be a useful option when there are 3 lymphatic vessels and 1 vein in a surgical field.
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