Arterio-venous fistula following above-knee amputation

Pulmonary arterio-venous fistula.

As would be expected, the lesion is recognized in young to early middle life. The patient tends to be frail rather than robust, though there are exceptions to this, and there is no physical retardation. Clubbing of the fingers is frequently present, and telangiectases or hemangiomata may be present in the skin or mucous membranes. The most common presenting symptoms are cyanosis, which sometime...

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Radial arterio-venous fistula following transradial coronary angiography.

A case of clinically detectable arterio-venous fistula following coronary angiography by right radial approach is reported. It is a rare complication. It may be clinically detectable only days or weeks following the procedure.

Knee disarticulation versus above-knee amputation.

If below-knee amputation is impossible, knee disarticulation should be considered before above-knee amputation, regardless of age and etiology. Knee disarticulation which leaves the femur and patella untoched offers many advantages. The surgical technique is simple and non-traumatic since no bone or muscle tissue is to be dissected. The thigh muscles are completely preserved and thus there is n...

Circulatory Changes in Pulmonary Arterio-Venous Fistula *

Reports of vascular tumors of the lung including arterio-venous fistula have appeared in the medical literature periodically since 1897.' Perhaps because of the stimulus of newer diagnostic techniques, there has been a recent increase in the number of case reports and reviews published.'''" The clinical features and diagnosis of pulmonary arterio-venous fistula have been amply discussed in thes...