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Background: In addition to antegrade anastomosis, retrograde anastomosis has been thought to offer further improvements after lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA) by bypassing the retrograde lymphatic flow. However, this concept has yet to be validated. The aim of this study was to determine the impacts on outcomes of performing both retrograde and antegrade anastomosis, as compared to antegrade-only anastomosis for treating lower limb lymphedema.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Lower limb lymphedema patients | This was a retrospective cohort propensity score-matched study. Patients with lower limb lymphedema were enrolled. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Antegrade and retrograde anastomoses | Other | Patients who had received both antegrade and retrograde anastomoses. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Magnetic resonance volumetry | Magnetic resonance volumetry was used for outcome assessments. The primary endpoint was the volume change at 6 months after LVA. | 6 months after LVA |
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Adult patients (age > 18 years) with lower limb lymphedema patients were enrolled from March 2016 to December 2020.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Ching-Hua Hsieh, PhD | Contact | +886-7-7317123 | 2947 | m93chinghua@gmail.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Recruiting | Kaohsiung City | 83301 | Taiwan |
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| Antegrade-only anastomoses | Other | Patients who had received antegrade-only anastomoses. |
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