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Correspondence and Communications| Volume 72, ISSUE 4, P685-710, April 2019

Letter to editor: Surgical-site infection following lymph node excision indicates susceptibility for lymphedema: A retrospective cohort study of malignant melanoma patients

  • R. Elia
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    Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari 70124, Italy
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  • E. Tedone Clemente
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    Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari 70124, Italy
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  • M. Vestita
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    Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari 70124, Italy

    Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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  • E. Nacchiero
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    Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari 70124, Italy
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Published:January 14, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2018.12.052
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      Summary

      Following the reading of the original article “Surgical-site infection following lymph node excision indicates susceptibility for lymphedema: A retrospective cohort study of malignant melanoma patients”, the authors reviewed the literature for the discussed therapeutic value of complete lymph node dissection (CLND), the major complications and the current treatment for lymphedema. The authors also share their experience and protocol for CLND, and treating lymphedema using lymph node flap transfer and multiple lymphatic-venous anastomoses.
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      Publication history

      Published online: January 14, 2019
      Accepted: December 2, 2018
      Received: November 24, 2018

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2018.12.052

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      © 2019 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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