Evaluating postoperative pneumatic lymphatic drainage following lymphaticovenous anastomosis for secondary lower extremity lymphoedema in Japan (LVA-PLD trial): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Shinsuke Akita, Rei Nishioka, Haruna Tokunaga, Nobuhiro Ando, Kahoko Yamada, Yoshihisa Yamaji, Go Saito, Kohei Takahashi, Yoko Hattori, Ayato Hayashi, Yuma Ando, Takashi Nuri, Fumio Onishi, Hideki Kadota, Akira Shinaoka, Keisuke Takanari, Yushi Suzuki, Yoshichika Yasunaga, Hideki Hanaoka, Nobuyuki Mitsukawa

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-118108
Published: 2026-05
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-118108,
  title = {Evaluating postoperative pneumatic lymphatic drainage following lymphaticovenous anastomosis for secondary lower extremity lymphoedema in Japan (LVA-PLD trial): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial},
  author = {Shinsuke Akita and Rei Nishioka and Haruna Tokunaga and Nobuhiro Ando and Kahoko Yamada and Yoshihisa Yamaji and Go Saito and Kohei Takahashi and Yoko Hattori and Ayato Hayashi and Yuma Ando and Takashi Nuri and Fumio Onishi and Hideki Kadota and Akira Shinaoka and Keisuke Takanari and Yushi Suzuki and Yoshichika Yasunaga and Hideki Hanaoka and Nobuyuki Mitsukawa},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-118108},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-118108}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Evaluating postoperative pneumatic lymphatic drainage following lymphaticovenous anastomosis for secondary lower extremity lymphoedema in Japan (LVA-PLD trial): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial
AU  - Shinsuke Akita
AU  - Rei Nishioka
AU  - Haruna Tokunaga
AU  - Nobuhiro Ando
AU  - Kahoko Yamada
AU  - Yoshihisa Yamaji
AU  - Go Saito
AU  - Kohei Takahashi
AU  - Yoko Hattori
AU  - Ayato Hayashi
AU  - Yuma Ando
AU  - Takashi Nuri
AU  - Fumio Onishi
AU  - Hideki Kadota
AU  - Akira Shinaoka
AU  - Keisuke Takanari
AU  - Yushi Suzuki
AU  - Yoshichika Yasunaga
AU  - Hideki Hanaoka
AU  - Nobuyuki Mitsukawa
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-118108
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-118108
ER  -

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Akita, S., Nishioka, R., Tokunaga, H., Ando, N., Yamada, K., Yamaji, Y., Saito, G., Takahashi, K., Hattori, Y., Hayashi, A., Ando, Y., Nuri, T., Onishi, F., Kadota, H., Shinaoka, A., Takanari, K., Suzuki, Y., Yasunaga, Y., Hanaoka, H., & Mitsukawa, N. (2026). Evaluating postoperative pneumatic lymphatic drainage following lymphaticovenous anastomosis for secondary lower extremity lymphoedema in Japan (LVA-PLD trial): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-118108

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