A Head-to-Head Comparison Among Donor Site Morbidity After Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer: Pearls and Pitfalls of a 6-Year Single Center Experience

Ciudad, Pedro; Manrique, Oscar; Date, Shivprasad; Sacak, BÜLENT; Chang, Wei-Ling; Kiranantawat, Kidakorn; Lim, Seong; Chen, Hung-Chi

doi:10.1002/jso.24349

A Head-to-Head Comparison Among Donor Site Morbidity After Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer: Pearls and Pitfalls of a 6-Year Single Center Experience

Ciudad P., Manrique O. J., Date S., Sacak B., Chang W., Kiranantawat K., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, cilt.115, sa.1, ss.37-42, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 115 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2017
Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jso.24349
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.37-42
Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Between 2010 and 2016, 110 patients with extremity lymphedema underwent vascularized lymph node (VLN) transfer: groin (G-VLN = 20), supraclavicular (SC-VLN = 54), and right gastroepiploic (RGE-VLN = 36) open and laparoscopic approach. Herein, we discuss the pearls and pitfalls for VLN harvest and compare donor site morbidity and complications. Lymphatic leakage: G-VLN (n = 1) and SC-VLN (n = 1) and one hematoma: SC-VLN were found. Laparoscopic harvest of the RGE-VLN reduces donor site morbidity. However, surgeons experience is imperative to minimize donor site morbidity and complications. (C) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.