title: The 5th world symposium for lymphedema surgery-Recent updates in lymphedema surgery and setting up of a global knowledge exchange platform.
abstract: The successful completion of the 5th World Symposium for Lymphedema Surgery (WSLS) marks another milestone in the development and advancement of the management of lymphedema. We present our experience in organizing such a scientific lymphedema conference as well as a summary of seven variable live surgeries used for treating lymphedema. An update of current knowledge and determination of future direction in the treatment of lymphedema was made possible via WSLS 2016. J. Surg. Oncol. 2017;115:6-12. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Charles Yuen Yung
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Loh
authors.affiliation: Division of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jerry Chih-Wei
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Integrative Lymphedema Institute, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dayan
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jaume
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Masia
authors.affiliation: Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koshima
authors.affiliation: Division of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Huei
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005260:Female; D066275:Health Information Exchange; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: live surgery; lymphedema surgery; lymphovenous anastomosis; vascularized lymph node flap transfer