The Quality of Life after Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis in 118 Lower Limb Lymphedema Patients

Jin Geun Kwon; Yeongsong Kim; Min Young Jang; Hyunsuk Peter Suh; Changsik John Pak; Vaughan Keeley; Jae Yong Jeon; Joon Pio Hong

doi:10.1055/a-2117-4478

Archives of Plastic Surgery (Sep 2023)

The Quality of Life after Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis in 118 Lower Limb Lymphedema Patients

Jin Geun Kwon,
Yeongsong Kim,
Min Young Jang,
Hyunsuk Peter Suh,
Changsik John Pak,
Vaughan Keeley,
Jae Yong Jeon,
Joon Pio Hong

Affiliations

Jin Geun Kwon: ORCiD; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Yeongsong Kim: ORCiD; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Min Young Jang: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Hyunsuk Peter Suh: ORCiD; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Changsik John Pak: ORCiD; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Vaughan Keeley: ORCiD; Lymphoedema Service, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom
Jae Yong Jeon: ORCiD; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Joon Pio Hong: ORCiD; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2117-4478
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 50, no. 05
pp. 514 – 522

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Background This is a prospective study on 118 patients who underwent lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA) due to secondary lower limb lymphedema between January 2018 and October 2020 to evaluate patients' quality of life (QOL) using the Quality of Life Measure for Limb Lymphedema (LYMQoL) questionnaire.

Published in Archives of Plastic Surgery

ISSN: 2234-6163 (Print); 2234-6171 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-00051611

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