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A single-stage triple-inset vascularized gastroepiploic lymph node transfers for the surgical treatment of extremity lymphedema

Pedro Ciudad MD, PhD,

Pedro Ciudad MD, PhD

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Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, Arzobispo Loayza National Hospital, Lima, Peru

Division of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

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Mouchammed Agko MD,

Mouchammed Agko MD

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Section of Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA

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Ketan M. Patel MD,

Ketan M. Patel MD

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Federico Lo Torto MD PhD,

Federico Lo Torto MD PhD

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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Umberto, Italy

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Antonio J. Forte MD, PhD,

Antonio J. Forte MD, PhD

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Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

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Hung-Chi Chen MD, PhD,

Corresponding Author

Hung-Chi Chen MD, PhD

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Division of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

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Hung-Chi Chen, Department of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 40447, Taiwan. Email: [email protected]

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Pedro Ciudad MD, PhD,

Pedro Ciudad MD, PhD

orcid.org/0000-0003-4646-2676

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, Arzobispo Loayza National Hospital, Lima, Peru

Division of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

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Mouchammed Agko MD,

Mouchammed Agko MD

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Section of Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA

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Ketan M. Patel MD,

Ketan M. Patel MD

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Federico Lo Torto MD PhD,

Federico Lo Torto MD PhD

orcid.org/0000-0001-8901-3614

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Umberto, Italy

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Antonio J. Forte MD, PhD,

Antonio J. Forte MD, PhD

orcid.org/0000-0003-2004-7538

Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

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Hung-Chi Chen MD, PhD,

Corresponding Author

Hung-Chi Chen MD, PhD

[email protected]

Division of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

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Hung-Chi Chen, Department of Plastic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 40447, Taiwan. Email: [email protected]

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First published: 19 December 2020

https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.30696

Citations: 7

Funding information: Howard Hughes Medical Institute; National Institutes of Health

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