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. 2014 Sep;134(3):491e-492e.
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000441.

Operative treatment of peripheral lymphedema: a systematic meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of lymphovenous microsurgery and tissue transplant

Assaf A Zeltzer  1 , Moustapha Hamdi
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Operative treatment of peripheral lymphedema: a systematic meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of lymphovenous microsurgery and tissue transplant

Assaf A Zeltzer et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Sep.
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