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Many different types of procedures have been used to treat lymphedema. Although a universal operation for lymphedema does not exist, most surgeons currently use liposuction, staged skin/subcutaneous excision, lymphatic–venous anastomosis, lymph vessel transplantation, or lymph node transfer. A general consensus exists that the risk–benefit analysis for certain operations is not favorable (i.e., placement of alloplastic materials, Kondoleon procedure, Thompson operation, intraabdominal flaps, muscle flaps).
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Greene, A.K., Slavin, S.A., Brorson, H. (2015). Uncommon Procedures for Lymphedema. In: Greene, A., Slavin, S., Brorson, H. (eds) Lymphedema. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14493-1_21
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