6th WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON LYMPHEDEMA SURGERY / INTERNATIONAL LYMPHOEDEMA CONFERENCE 2017 / BARCELONA - SPAIN

The 6th World Symposium on Lymphedema Surgery will be held March 14th-15th, 2017, and will consist of two days of lectures, video surgery transmissions and breakout sessions, with many world leaders in lymphedema surgery, lymphedema research and lymphatic system imaging.

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