Microsurgical techniques in experimental lymphedema of the rabbit ear.
One of the main obstacles to the study of changes occurring in lymphedema and the effects of various therapeutic modalities has been the lack of a reproducible inexpensive experimental model. We believe that the rabbit ear model satisfies this requirement permitting both evaluation of changes which lead to development of lymphedema as well as evaluation of the efficacy of microsurgical techniques.
D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004431:Ear, External / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000601:surgery*; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011817:Rabbits