Impact of body mass index on long-term surgical outcomes of vascularized lymph node transfer in lymphedema patients | Zendy

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Impact of body mass index on long-term surgical outcomes of vascularized lymph node transfer in lymphedema patients

Author(s) -

Pedro Ciudad,

Antonio J. Forte,

María T. Huayllani,

Daniel Boczar,

Oscar J. Manrique,

Samyd S. Bustos,

Atenas Bustamante,

HungChi Chen

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

gland surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2227-8575

pISSN - 2227-684X

DOI - 10.21037/gs.2020.03.13

Subject(s) - medicine , lymphedema , overweight , body mass index , lymph node , surgery , weight loss , obesity , cancer , breast cancer

Vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) is a surgical procedure with high interest to treat lymphedema. Body mass index (BMI) is a well-described factor that increases the risk of lymphedema, but little is known about its influence on the surgical outcomes of lymphedema patients who undergo VLNT. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of preoperative BMI on the long-term surgical outcomes after VLNT in lymphedema patients.

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