Surgical Protocols for Deep Cervical Lymphovenous Anastomosis in a Rat Model: Lymph Node and Lymphatic Vessel Anastomoses

Here, we present a protocol to clearly define the steps for anastomosing either the deep cervical lymph node or its afferent lymphatic vessel with the posterior facial vein in the rat, to minimize the influence of other variables and standardize the conduct of surgery-based research.