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The debulking surgical procedure in lymphatic filariasis – lymphedema – is carried out in grade IV lymphedemas with nodules, warty growths, and ulcers. The basic principles in lymphedema surgery are (a) augment the lymphatic drainage using a physiological procedure, and (b) reduce the lymphatic load by debulking the lymphedematous, lymph-producing surface. In this chapter, we will be talking about our strategy for lymphedema surgery, followed by a review of the existing forms of debulking surgery.1-16

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Lymphologist, Apollo Hospitals, 21, Greams Road, Chennai, India

    Gurusamy Manokaran

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  1. George Washington University, Washington D.C, Washington, USA

    Byung-Boong Lee

  2. School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA

    John Bergan

  3. Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, 94305, USA

    Stanley G. Rockson

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Manokaran, G. (2011). General Principles. In: Lee, BB., Bergan, J., Rockson, S. (eds) Lymphedema. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-567-5_48

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