Lymphatic and microsurgery · 2026
Use of axillary vascular grafts in prophylactic lymphovenous bypass: technical challenges and lessons learned
Frontiers in Surgery · 2026;13:18217311IndexedAxillary vascular grafts in prophylactic lymphovenous bypassPubMed record 42181545
Front Surg · 2026;13:1821731
doi:10.3389/fsurg.2026.1821731
checked 2026-10-24Open on PubMed ↗PMID 42181545
3rd of 6 authors · Published
Key findings
- 32 patients undergoing axillary dissection with planned pLVB, in whom axillary vascular grafts enabled the lymphatic reconstruction.
- Interposition grafts were needed for 74.8% of reconstructions across 121 transected lymphatic vessels.
- 35 grafts (74.3% venous, 25.7% arterial), median length 5 cm.
- Median follow-up 15 months.
Numbers as reported in the PubMed abstract.
Identifiers
doi:10.3389/fsurg.2026.1821731 · PMID 42181545 · PMC13194432
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Citation
Flores Garcia J, Smith JM, Rajaii R, Geisler EL, Skoracki RJ, Cho MJ. Use of axillary vascular grafts in prophylactic lymphovenous bypass: technical challenges and lessons learned. Front Surg. 2026;13:1821731. doi:10.3389/fsurg.2026.1821731
Flores Garcia, J., Smith, J. M., Rajaii, R., Geisler, E. L., Skoracki, R. J., & Cho, M. J. (2026). Use of axillary vascular grafts in prophylactic lymphovenous bypass: Technical challenges and lessons learned. Frontiers in Surgery, 13, Article 1821731. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2026.1821731
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title = {Use of axillary vascular grafts in prophylactic lymphovenous bypass: technical challenges and lessons learned},
journal = {Frontiers in Surgery},
year = {2026},
volume = {13},
pages = {1821731},
doi = {10.3389/fsurg.2026.1821731},
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