Special Issue

Topic: Vascularized Lymph Node Transfers for Lymphedema: Outcomes and Complications

A Special Issue of Plastic and Aesthetic Research

ISSN 2349-6150 (Online)   2347-9264 (Print)

Submission deadline: 15 May 2022

Guest Editor(s)

Prof. Justin M. Sacks
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Dr. Joani M. Christensen

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.

Special Issue Introduction

Lymphedema is an underreported chronic and progressive condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While labor-intensive therapy and compression remain standard of care, new surgical options promise to decrease the incidence of secondary lymphedema and decrease the burden of lymphedema in select patients. Vascularized lymph node transfers are among these advanced surgical interventions. While preliminary reports illustrate the great potential of the technique, the field of lymph node transfer is an open frontier, with many unanswered questions regarding specific indications, algorithm for flap choice, surgical technique, and postoperative management. In this Special Issue, we address some of these unresolved questions, including patient selection, donor site selection, skin paddle inclusion, and level of transfer, with many experts in the field.

Keywords

Lymphedema, vascularized lymph node transfer, flap choice algorithm, postoperative management, skin paddle inclusion, level of transfer

Submission Deadline

15 May 2022

Submission Information

For Author Instructions, please refer to https://www.oaepublish.com/par/author_instructions
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Submission Deadline: 15 May 2022
Contacts: Frida You, Assistant Editor, Frida@parjournal.net

Published Articles

Vascularized omental tissue transfer for the treatment of lymphedema: a review

Open Access Review DOI: 10.20517/2347-9264.2022.107 29 Nov 2023
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Lower extremity lymphedema and vascularized lymph node transfer recipient sites: a review of the current literature

Open Access Perspective DOI: 10.20517/2347-9264.2023.40 13 Nov 2023
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Vascularized lymph node transfer for the treatment of lymphedema: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical and patient-reported outcomes

Open Access Systematic Review DOI: 10.20517/2347-9264.2022.62 20 Feb 2023
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The Boston lymphatic center’s early experience with lymph node transplantation to the upper extremity

Open Access Original Article DOI: 10.20517/2347-9264.2022.77 12 Oct 2022
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Supraclavicular lymph node transplant: a focus on technique

Open Access Review DOI: 10.20517/2347-9264.2022.64 25 Sep 2022
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Practical considerations in starting a peripheral lymphedema magnetic resonance imaging program

Open Access Perspective DOI: 10.20517/2347-9264.2022.41 2 Aug 2022
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Plastic and Aesthetic Research
ISSN 2349-6150 (Online)   2347-9264 (Print)

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