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Free Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer

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Vascularized free lymph node transfer is an emerging physiologic innovative modification of an old surgical treatment for lymphedema. Despite some encouraging results, no consensus has been established neither upon the mechanism of physiology nor the selection criteria of the ideal candidate. Different donor areas have been proposed with discordant reports about the best donor lymph node area and the recipient area, whether proximal or distal. In this chapter, we describe in detail the technique of harvest of different proposed donor lymph nodes.

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  1. Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, 1107-2020, Lebanon

    Amir Ibrahim M.D.

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Edward I. Chang M.D.

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  1. DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, University of Miami DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, Miami, Florida, USA

    Tuan Anh Tran

  2. DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, University of Miami DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, Miami, Florida, USA

    Zubin J. Panthaki

  3. Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Jamal J. Hoballah

  4. DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, University of Miami DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, Miami, Florida, USA

    Seth R. Thaller

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Ibrahim, A., Chang, E.I. (2017). Free Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer. In: Anh Tran, T., Panthaki, Z., Hoballah, J., Thaller, S. (eds) Operative Dictations in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40631-2_139

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