Use of Intraoperative Manual Drainage for the Detection of Lymphatic Ducts for Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis
The successful detection rate of the lymphatic duct based on the intraoperative MLD was high on the distal side of the extremity and the lymphatic duct without sclerosis. This method was also effective for early-stage lymphedema.
Authors
- Shouko Hayama
- Nobuyuki Mitsukawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0234-8241)
- Shinsuke Akita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7075-6602)
- Kentaro Kosaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6858-9870)
- Yoshitaka Kubota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4821-365X)
- Hideki Tokumoto
- Rikiya Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4349-9046)
- Mana Wada
Institutions
- Chiba University (JP)
- Chiba Cancer Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004324
- Primary Topic
- Lymphatic System and Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00