Improvement of Symptoms after Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis in Patients with Abdominal Wall Lymphedema

Summary: At our institution, we performed a lymphaticovenous anastomosis in patients with primary or secondary abdominal lymphedema. Patients report good outcomes and feel relieved of their complaints. To obtain good results, it is important to have decent knowledge on the anatomical state of the lymphatic system. In general, the lymphatic system of the lower abdomen can be compared with the system of the upper legs. According to our current case results, the abdominal area might be susceptible to lymphaticovenous anastomosis procedure. Further research should be performed to confirm the effect of the intervention and the imaging techniques to monitor the improvements. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. Published online 12 March 2018. Received for publication July 21, 2017; accepted December 19, 2017. Disclosure: The authors have no financial interest to declare in relation to the content of this article. The Article Processing Charge was paid for by the authors. Shan Shan Qiu, MD, PhD, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, P. Debyelaan 25. 6229 HX, Maastricht, The Netherlands, E-mail: shanshan.qiushao@mumc.nl Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved.

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