Yujin Myung, Joseph Kyu-Hyung Park, Jaewon Beom, Jae-Young Lim, Young Suk Park, Sang-Hoon Ahn, Eunyoung Kang, Hee-Chul Shin, Eun-Kyu Kim, Sun-Young Nam, Chan Yeong Heo, Jae Hoon Jeong
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to discuss several surgical approaches for advanced-stage breast cancer-related lymphedema and compared their treatment outcomes. METHODS: The patients who underwent surgery with International Society of Lymphology stage III lymphedema were included in this study. The three surgical methods used here were (1) suction-assisted lipectomy with lymphovenous anastomosis, (2) autologous breast reconstruction with muscle-sparing transverse rectus abdominis muscle flap combined with inguinal lymph node transfer, and (3) vascularized lymph node transfer with free omental flap...
September 2023: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open