Effects of Hypoxia and Lymphangiosclerosis Due to Damage to the Vasa Vasorum of the Collecting Lymph Vessels in Lymphedema

• Chihiro Matsui, MD,
• Reiko Tsukuura, MD,
• Hayahito Sakai, MD,
• Toko Miyazaki,
• Hatan Mortada, MD,
• Ayaka N. Deguchi, MD,
• Hiroshi Mizuno, MD,
• Takumi Yamamoto, MD

Affiliations

Chihiro Matsui, MD

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Reiko Tsukuura, MD

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Hayahito Sakai, MD

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Toko Miyazaki

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Hatan Mortada, MD

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Ayaka N. Deguchi, MD

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshi Mizuno, MD

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Takumi Yamamoto, MD

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan