LyMPHA and the Prevention of Lymphatic Injuries: A Rationale for Early Microsurgical Intervention

Corrado Cesare Campisi; Melissa Ryan; Francesco Boccardo; Corradino Campisi

doi:10.1055/s-0033-1349348

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Table of Contents

J Reconstr Microsurg 2014; 30(01): 071-072
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1349348

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LyMPHA and the Prevention of Lymphatic Injuries: A Rationale for Early Microsurgical Intervention

Corrado Cesare Campisi

¹Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery (DISC), IST National Institute for Cancer Research, IRCCS University Hospital San Martino, Genoa, Italy

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Melissa Ryan

²Unit of Lymphatic Surgery and Microsurgery, Department of Surgery (DISC), IST National Institute for Cancer Research, IRCCS University Hospital San Martino, Genoa, Italy

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Francesco Boccardo

²Unit of Lymphatic Surgery and Microsurgery, Department of Surgery (DISC), IST National Institute for Cancer Research, IRCCS University Hospital San Martino, Genoa, Italy

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Corradino Campisi

²Unit of Lymphatic Surgery and Microsurgery, Department of Surgery (DISC), IST National Institute for Cancer Research, IRCCS University Hospital San Martino, Genoa, Italy

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