1. The natural history of microsurgical lymphovenous anastomoses: An experimental study 
Peter Gloviczki, M.D., Larry H. Hollier, M.D., Frederick E. Nora, M.D., Michael P. Kaye, M.D. 
Journal of Vascular Surgery 
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages (August 1986)
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2. Fig. 1
End-to-end lymphovenous anastomosis. A = anastomosis; L = lymph vessel; V = vein.
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3. Fig. 2a
c. Microsurgical technique of end-to-end lymphovenous anastomosis. (By permission of Mayo Foundation.)
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4. Fig. 2d
g. Microsurgical technique of end-to-end lymphovenous anastomosis. (By permission of Mayo Foundation.)
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5. Fig. 3a
f. Cinelymphangiogram of patent lymphovenous anastomosis 3 months after operation. Arrows indicate passage of Ethiodol droplet in iliofemoral vein. (Note time and frame count [30/sec] at bottom of each picture.) A = anastomosis; L = lymph vessel.
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6. Fig. 3g
l. Cinelymphangiogram with simultaneous phlebogram in same animal (Fig. 3a-f) confirms passage of Ethiodol in vein. (Note time and frame count [30/sec] at bottom of each picture.) A = anastomosis; L = lymph vessel.
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7. Fig. 4
Scanning electron micrographs. a, Patent end-to-end lymphovenous anastomosis 2 weeks after operation (original magnification, ×70). b, Suture, free of endothelium, is visible at anastomosis (original magnification, ×200). A = anastomosis; L = lymph vessel; S = suture; V = vein; VV = venous valve.
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8. Fig. 5
a and b, Scanning electron micrographs of patent anastomosis 4 weeks after operation. Endothelial cells cover suture line. A = anastomosis; L = lymph vessel; LV = lymphatic valve; S = suture; V = vein. (a, original magnification, ×10; b, original magnification, ×200.)
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9. Fig. 6
Scanning electron micrograph of patent anastomosis 6 weeks after operation. Fibrin bridges cover anastomotic line. Note partially reendothelialized fibrin strips. A = anastomosis; F = fibrin; L = lymph vessel; V = vein (original magnification, ×30).
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10. Fig. 7
Scanning electron micrograph of patent anastomosis 3 months after operation. Endothelium is intact, and no fibrin deposition is seen. A = anastomosis; L = lymph vessel; S = suture at outer surface of the anastomosis; V = vein (original magnification, ×90).
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11. Fig. 8
Scanning electron micrograph of patent but narrowed anastomosis 3 months after operation. A = anastomosis; L = lymph vessel; LV = lymphatic valve; V = vein; VV = venous valve (original magnification, ×10).
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