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Immediate Limb Compression Following Supermicrosurgical Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis – Is It Helpful or Harmful?

Wei‐Fan Chen, Mindy Bowen, Johnson Ding

International Microsurgery Journal · 2018 · 23 citations · 13 references

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Immediate limb compression following the LVA procedure facilitates lymphatic drainage and increases the surgical efficacy by increasing the number of functioning anastomoses, and is a recommended postoperative practice.

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