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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Microsurgical Lymphatic Vessel Transplantation for Chronic Lymphedema: Long-Term Evaluation of Volume Reduction and Lymphatic Transport Kinetics.

Wolfram Demmer, Louisa Antonie Hock, Konstantin Christoph Koban, Paul Severin Wiggenhauser, Matthias Brendel, Riccardo Giunta, Tim Nürnberger

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Wolfram DemmerDepartment of Hand, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany.
Louisa Antonie HockDepartment of Hand, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany.
Konstantin Christoph KobanDepartment of Hand, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany.
Paul Severin WiggenhauserDepartment of Hand, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany.
Matthias BrendelDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Riccardo GiuntaDepartment of Hand, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany.
Tim NürnbergerDepartment of Hand, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates long-term volume reduction after microsurgical autologous lymphatic vessel transplantation (LVT) in patients with chronic lymphoedema. Lymphoedema is caused by inadequate lymphatic drainage and leads to swelling, pain, and a reduced quality of life. Conservative treatments often show only limited success, which is why surgical procedures such as LVT are increasingly gaining in importance. In a retrospective long-term analysis, patients who underwent LVT between 1988 and 2010 were examined on average 21.7 years after surgery. The examination included pre- and post-operative volume measurements, which were supplemented by modern 3D body scanner analyses and lymphoscintigraphy. The results show a significant volume reduction both in the short term (

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3D imaginglymphatic vessel transplantationlymphoedemalymphoscintigraphymicrosurgery

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PMID40566566
PMCPMC12193778

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