An Effective Approach to Collecting Lymph Vessels Using a Small Diameter Wire for Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis in Upper Limb Lymphedema.

ABSTRACT: Lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA), which involves connecting lymphatic vessels to veins under a microscope, is widely performed around the world as a surgical treatment for lymphedema due to its relatively low patient burden and consistent efficacy. One of the crucial points of LVA is identifying suitable lymphatic vessels from among many lymphatic vessels and connecting them at the most effective site, but in practice, this is not easy to do. To overcome this issue, we have been able to effectively drain lymph by connecting lymphatic vessels to veins just before the occluded site using a lymphatic wire that was just recently developed in Japan. The device guides the subcutaneous deep collecting lymphatic vessels from the peripheral relatively superficial lymphatic vessels. While this spe

SUBMITTER: Sowa Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10721119 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature