Decompression of the Axillary Vein for Oedema of the Arm Caused by Axillary Dissection and Irradiation
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery
- Vol. 25 (3) , 245-248
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02844319109020627
Abstract
Twenty women with brachial oedema after treatment for breast cancer were operated on by a standard technique, with decompression of the axillary vein and division of the irradiated portion of pectoralis major. After a mean follow-up of 32.5 months a significant improvement was noted in 14 of them. In 19 the range of movement of the shoulder had improved.Keywords
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