Supermicrosurgical lymphaticovenous anastomosis for breast cancer related lymphedema in low resources settings
LVA could be safely and effectively performed in limited resources settings without latest device for lymphatic mapping nor supermicrosurgery instruments. A conventional high-frequency ultrasound allows lymphatic and venous mapping useful for LVA. LVA should not be given up even with limited resources.
Authors
- Takumi Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-5987)
- Tarek Hashem
Institutions
- National Heart Institute (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-025-03756-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lymphatic System and Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05