Prophylaxis of postmammectomy lymphedema by the use of gelfoam laminated rolls; a preliminary report, with a review of the theories on the etiology of elephantiasis chirurgica and a summary of previous operations for its control.
D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D004604:Elephantiasis; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema; D008408:Mastectomy; D013925:Thromboplastin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013925:Thromboplastin
BREAST/surgery; THROMBOPLASTIC SUBSTANCES/therapeutic use