Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS
Lymphovenous anastomosis for prevention of upper limb lymphoedema following axillary clearance: A prospective cohort study on clinical and quality of life outcomes.
Dorian Hobday, Muholan Kanapathy, Benedict Reed, Jason Kwok, Stephen Hamilton, Afshin Mosahebi, Jajini Varghese, Andrew Davenport, Naghmeh Naderi
Published: 202510.1016/j.bjps.2025.11.046
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Upper limb lymphoedema is a debilitating post-operative complication of axillary lymph node clearance. Preventative lymphovenous anastomosis has been reported to significantly reduce the risk of lymphoedema. We present results on the inci…
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