In patients with lymphedema, the disruption of the lymphatic network increases skin turgor and fibrosis of subcutaneous tissue, delays wound healing, causing recurrent ulcerations and infections. In these cases, management of ulcers can be challenging.
Free gastroepiploic lymph nodes and omentum flap for treatment of lower limb ulcers in severe lymphedema. Killing two birds with one stone / Di Taranto, Giuseppe; Chen, Shih-Heng; Elia, Rossella; Bolletta, Alberto; Amorosi, Vittoria; Sitpahul, Ngamcherd; Chan, Jeffrey Cy; Ribuffo, Diego; Chen, Hung-Chi. - In: JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 0022-4790. - 121:1(2020), pp. 168-174. [10.1002/jso.25581]
Free gastroepiploic lymph nodes and omentum flap for treatment of lower limb ulcers in severe lymphedema. Killing two birds with one stone
Di Taranto, Giuseppe;Amorosi, Vittoria;Ribuffo, Diego;
2020
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In patients with lymphedema, the disruption of the lymphatic network increases skin turgor and fibrosis of subcutaneous tissue, delays wound healing, causing recurrent ulcerations and infections. In these cases, management of ulcers can be challenging.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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