title: [Transposition of the pedicled latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap for the treatment of lymphedema of the upper limb after radical mastectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The clinical study was to improve the surgical treatment to upper limb lymphedema.
  
  
  METHODS
  The author treated 12 cases of severe lymphedenia of the upper limb using the pedicled latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap. The treatment was completed in one stage.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results were satisfactory in all the cases during the follow-up period of one to three years. No recurrence occurred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The method is a good treatment to secondary lymphedema of the upper limb after radical mastectomy as it possesses the advantages of casiness to perform, short operation time, reliable effects, very safety and accordance to physiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, First Military Medical University, 510282, P R China.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps