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Lower extremity lymphedema accounts for the majority of all lymphedema cases. There­fore, its treatment deserves more attention than treatment of any other part of the body.

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

    Győző Szolnoky

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  1. George Washington University, Washington D.C, Washington, USA

    Byung-Boong Lee

  2. School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA

    John Bergan

  3. Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, 94305, USA

    Stanley G. Rockson

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Szolnoky, G. (2011). Lower Limb Lymphedema. In: Lee, BB., Bergan, J., Rockson, S. (eds) Lymphedema. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-567-5_34

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