Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1520-1523.e4 , December 2008

Use of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy in treating lymphatic complications after vascular procedures: New approach for lymphoceles

Presented at the Thirty-sixth Annual Symposium of the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery, Mar 5-8, 2008, Las Vegas, Nev.

  • Osama Hamed, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General/Vascular Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Osama Hamed, MD, c/o Nathan Griffith, MA, E. Kenneth Hatton, MD, Institute for Research and Education, Good Samaritan Hospital, 375 Dixmyth Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220
    • ,
  • Patrick E. Muck, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General/Vascular Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • ,
  • J. Michael Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General/Vascular Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • ,
  • Kelli Krallman, MS

      Affiliations

    • E. Kenneth Hatton, MD, Institute for Research and Education, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • ,
  • Nathan M. Griffith, PhD

      Affiliations

    • E. Kenneth Hatton, MD, Institute for Research and Education, Cincinnati, Ohio

Received 7 May 2008 ,Accepted 16 July 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

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 CME article

PII: S0741-5214(08)01206-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.07.059

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1520-1523.e4 , December 2008

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