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Anatomical and translational studies have drawn attention to cervical lymphatic pathways and vagal biology in PD, but surgical manipulation of these structures has not been clinically evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the technical feasibility and short-term perioperative safety of a composite cervical microsurgical procedure combining deep cervical lymphatic-venous reconstruction and cervical vagus nerve microneurolysis in selected patients with PD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this prospective, single-center, single-arm, first-in-indication pilot case series, nine clinically diagnosed participants underwent the composite procedure. The main study focus was procedural completion and short-term safety monitoring. M3 was prespecified for exploratory medication-OFF scale collection. Outcome assessors were not blinded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All nine participants completed the procedure and M3 assessment. Lymphatic reconstruction was completed in every case, with 10\u201312 anastomoses per participant, and intraoperative near-infrared indocyanine green imaging confirmed lymphatic-to-venous filling at completion. No surgery-related serious adverse events, reoperations, or complications requiring invasive intervention were recorded through available follow-up. Follow-up retention through M3 was 100%; lower denominators at later timepoints reflected staggered enrollment and follow-up maturity, not withdrawal or loss to follow-up. At M3, exploratory clinical scale changes were in the direction of score reduction. These descriptive observations are compatible with non-specific effects, including expectancy, natural fluctuation, medication influences, and observer bias, and cannot be attributed to the procedure without a control group, blinded assessment, standardized medication trajectories, or mechanistic readouts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The composite procedure was technically feasible, with no short-term surgery-related serious safety signal observed in this selected cohort. Exploratory clinical scale changes do not establish efficacy, durability, disease modification, target engagement, or component-specific effects. 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