Results of surgical treatment of massive localized lymphedema in severely obese patients
OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the importance of treatment of deformities caused by massive localized lymphedema (MLL) in the severely obese. METHODS: in a period of seven years, nine patients with morbid obesity and a mean age of 33 years underwent surgical resection of massive localized lymphedema with...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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Series: | Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões |
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