Rheumatoid Lymphedema Successfully Treated with Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis: A Case Report
Abstract Background A 76-year-old woman presented with rheumatoid lymphedema (RL) distal to the left elbow after 20 years of affliction with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although the RA was controlled by medication, the patient could not receive full-scale compression therapy for her edem...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery Open |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1688763 |