Supermicrosurgical Lymphvenous Bypass Intervention for Treatment

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital87 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Lymphedema of Leg

Interventions

Antegrade and retrograde anastomosesOTHER

Patients who had received both antegrade and retrograde anastomoses.

Antegrade-only anastomosesOTHER

Patients who had received antegrade-only anastomoses.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Lower limb lymphedema patients. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have had previous LVA, liposuction, or excisional therapy such as the Charles procedure were excluded.

Locations (1)

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Magnetic resonance volumetry

Magnetic resonance volumetry was used for outcome assessments. The primary endpoint was the volume change at 6 months after LVA.

Time frame: 6 months after LVA

Central Contacts

Ching-Hua Hsieh, PhD

CONTACT

+886-7-7317123 m93chinghua@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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