| ADLA | Acute dermatolymphangioadenitis |
| CDT | Complete Decongestive Therapy |
| DEC | Diethylcarbamazine |
| FNA | Fine Needle Aspiration |
| FNAC | Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology |
| ICG | Indocyanine green |
| ISL | International Society of Lymphology |
| JBI | Joanna Briggs Institute |
| LVA | Lymphovenous Anastomosis |
| MLD | Manual Lymph Drainage |
| NOS | Newcastle-Ottawa Scale |
| PICO | Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcomes |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| VLNT | Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer |
| WHO | World Health Organization |