Integrated surgical treatment of secondary limb lymphedema

doi:10.3877/cma.j.issn.1673-9450.2024.03.001

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Secondary limb lymphedema is a chronic progressive disease, and its incidence is increasing gradully. Surgical treatment for limb lymphedema has garnered widespread attention as an effective treatment. Based on the current research status, this article expounds the characteristics and indications of various surgical treatment methods for secondary limb lymphedema, in order to provide reference for the application of integrated surgical treatment in secondary limb lymphedema.

Key words: Lymphedema, Surgery, Treatment

Chengliang Deng, Junzhe Chen, Yixin Zhang. Integrated surgical treatment of secondary limb lymphedema[J]. Chinese Journal of Injury Repair and Wound Healing(Electronic Edition), 2024, 19(03): 185-191.

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