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Editorial
. 2024 Feb 10;60(2):307.
doi: 10.3390/medicina60020307.

Editorial for the Special Issue "Vasorum Lymphaticorum: From the Discovery of the Lymphatic System to the New Perspectives in Microsurgical Reconstruction and Patient Rehabilitation"

Alberto Bolletta  1 , Luigi Losco  2 , Emanuele Cigna  1
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Editorial

Editorial for the Special Issue "Vasorum Lymphaticorum: From the Discovery of the Lymphatic System to the New Perspectives in Microsurgical Reconstruction and Patient Rehabilitation"

Alberto Bolletta et al. Medicina (Kaunas). .

Abstract

Lymphedema is a complex clinical condition that appears as a result of the failure of the lymphatic system function, and it is characterized by edema, fibrosis, and adipose deposition [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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