title: [Lymphatic drainage and lymphovenous anastomosis. Treatment of lymphedema of the lower extremities].
abstract: The treatment of lymphoedema of the lower limbs is often rather disappointing, at the present time. However, two simple surgical techniques, lympho-venous anastomosis and lymphatic drainage, seem to complement existing methods and should improve the clinical course of constitutional and secondary lymphoedema. These simple techniques are based on the pathophysiology of the lymphoedema and certainly represent a hope in the treatment of some swollen legs.
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000601:surgery; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000601:surgery*; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Le drainage lymphatique et l'anastomose lymphoveineuse. Traitement des lymphoedèmes des membres inférieurs.