Quality of Life Post Lympho-Venous Anastomosis in Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema in the Indian Population
LVA significantly improves the quality of life and reduces limb volume, with stabilization occurring at 18 months, and the number of anastomoses, patient's BMI, and lymphedema duration did not affect volume reduction in our set of patients.
Authors
- Annika Marwah
- Srikanth Vasudevan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6314-5328)
- Pooja Shetty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0498-4364)
- Ashok Basur Chandrappa
- A. Jana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8040-3330)
- A Amosov N
- Jeet Radadia
- B. Serena
Institutions
- Manipal Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1806746
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lymphatic System and Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05