Lymphaticovenular anastomosis for recurrent cellulitis in a dementia patient with lymphedema

We describe a dementia patient with comorbid recurrent cellulitis and lymphedema in the left lower limb who was treated successfully for recurrent cellulitis by lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA). The patient, an 83-year-old woman, suffered from recurrent cellulitis three times a year on average fo...

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Main Authors: Shuhei Yoshida, MD, PhD, Isao Koshima, MD, PhD, Hirofumi Imai, MD, Ayano Sasaki, MD, Shogo Nagamatsu, MD, PhD, Kazunori Yokota, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428720300939