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Is Lymphatico-Venous Anastomosis (LVA) surgery available in UK other than at Royal Marsden Hospital?

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Also available at Nuffield orthopaedic centre - oxford and Broomfield hospital Essex.

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Christina38 in reply to LymphSuppNetwork

Many thanks. Do you know if any children have received LVA surgery?

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Rebec

I wouldn't rush into having this procedure, especially if it's for a child. And if at all, I would trust a surgeon who was trained by a Japanese specialist.

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Hi Personal researcher - we do not have any notice of children undergoing the surgery but will look into it for you.

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Poddles

I am making some inquiries regarding UK/Ireland Surgeons performing LVA and will report my findings for you.

For more information on a very interesting blog about LVA from a patient perspective please follow lymphnodetransplant.wordpre...

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Christina38 in reply to Poddles

The blog was interesting. The patient could not have bypass surgery, but did have lymph node transfer. The initial results to surgery appear successful. I am pleased for her. Thank you for referring me to another valuable source of information.

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Poddles

My pleasure, you might want to connect Dr Jay W. Granzow, MD, MPH, FACS on LinkedIn? Website lymphedemasurgeon.com/proce... I was in contact recently with him and I gather he has new information on LVA that will be out soon which reflect his results.

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Emma1966

I am assuming that you would only qualify for treatment at the Marsden if you had secondary Lymphodeama - any idea who is prepared to treat primary, specifically Miege?

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Ufit

Not to be discouraging, but dr Granzow is charging upwards of $60,000 for the procedure.