title: [Prevention of complications after surgery in patients with upper limbs' lymphedema].
abstract: The results of surgical treatment of patients with the fourth stage of the upper limbs' lymphedema was studied. Of all 170 patients with lymphedema, 16 (9.4%) had the fourth stage of the disease. The debulking procedures were performed in 15 patients (8 had standart operations, 7 - simultaneous rwo-stage operations). Beeing a preliminary stage of the radical surgical excision of lymphoedematously changed tissues, the liposuction allows a more precisional hemostasis for the accurate vessel visualization. It led to the 4,4 times decrease of the postoperative morbidity rate and shortened the time of the operation.
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Liubarskiĭ
authors: V V
authors: VV
authors: Nimaev
authors: O A
authors: OA
authors: Shumkov
authors: V I
authors: VI
authors: Konenkov