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Summary of hands‐on supermicrosurgery course and live surgeries at 8th world symposium for lymphedema surgery
Author(s) -
Pappalardo Marco,
Chang David W.,
Masia Jaume,
Koshima Isao,
Cheng MingHuei
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.25619
Subject(s) - medicine , groin , lymphedema , axilla , surgery , anastomosis , wrist , general surgery , breast cancer , cancer
The hands‐on supermicrosurgery course provided participants a valuable learning experience of in‐depth practices of supermicrosurgical skills with experts. Seven live surgeries were successfully demonstrated at 8th World Symposium for Lymphedema Surgery. Variable donor sites for vascularized lymph node transfer were the submental, supraclavicular, groin, and omental; while the recipient sites included the wrist and axilla in upper limb; and popliteal and groin in the lower limb. The therapeutic and preventive lymphovenous anastomosis was also satisfactorily performed.