Overlapping lockup lymphaticovenous anastomosis: A useful addition to supermicrosurgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to treat lymphedema. This surgical procedure connects the superficial lymphatic vessels to nearby veins to establish lymphatic-venous pathways. One of the most common challenges encountered by lymphatic surgeons when performing LVA is a mismatch in the sizes of the veins and lymphatic vessels, with the effectiveness limited by technical constraints. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of an overlapping lockup anastomosis (OLA) LVA technique to address these problems.

Methods

In this study, we present a novel OLA technique for LVA that addresses the challenges with conventional techniques. The OLA technique was used in 10 lymphedema patients between September 2022

SUBMITTER: Zheng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11523465 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature