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Management of Upper Extremity Lymphoedema with Microsurgical Lympho-Venous Anastomosis (LVA)

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    Corradino Campisi M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Professorial Unit of Medical Oncology, University and National Cancer, Research Institute, Genoa, Italy

    Francesco Boccardo M.D.

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Campisi, C., Boccardo, F. (2018). Management of Upper Extremity Lymphoedema with Microsurgical Lympho-Venous Anastomosis (LVA). In: Geroulakos, G., Sumpio, B. (eds) Vascular Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65936-7_57

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