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SM Vascular Medicine

Endovascular Repair of Acquired Aortopulmonary Shunt after Shotgun Injury

[ ISSN : 3067-9958 ]

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Received: 28-Jul-2016

Accepted: 15-Aug-2016

Published: 22-Aug-2016

Case Report | Volume 1 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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Enrico Mancuso1 , Vasco Gama Ribeiro2 , Cesare Quarto1 and Christoph A Nienaber1*

1Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, London, SW3 6NP, UK

2Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Gaia, Portugal

Corresponding Author:

Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, FESC,

FACC Royal Brompton Hospital,

Cardiology and Aortic Centre, Sydney

Street London, SW3 6NP United

Kingdom, Tel: +44 20 7352 8121;

Keywords

Aortopulmonary Shunt; Aorta; Pulmonary Artery; Endovascular Stent; Aortic Injury; Chest Injury; Thorax Trauma; Vascular Imaging

Abstract

Lymphedema, a condition which typically affects the extremities, is characterized by accumulation of protein-rich fluid in the soft tissues due to malfunction of the lymphatic system. The normal role of the lymphatic system is to passively convey and actively pump interstitial fluid back into the blood stream. Primary (congenital) lymphedema arises from poorly understood factors, while secondary lymphedema is caused by another known disease. Most often, upper extremity secondary lymphedema is the result of breast cancer, with an incidence of 15-20% among female breast-cancer patients who have undergone a mastectomy or radiation as part of therapy [1]. It has been estimated that primary lymphedema affects 1.15 out of 100,000 children in North America [2].

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Mancuso E, Ribeiro VG, Quarto C and Nienaber CA. Endovascular repair of acquired aortopulmonary shunt after shotgun injury. SM Vasc Med. 2016; 1(1): 1004.