Surgical shortening of the lower limb in gigantism due to congenital arteriovenous fistula
Acortamiento quirúrgico del miembro inferior en el gigantismo por fístula arteriovenosa congénita
Resumen:
The paper refers to a case of partial gigantism of the lower limb, caused by congenital arteriovenous fistula.Following a treatment of the varicose lesions and the interruption of sorne shunts, the skeleton was shortened at the leg level, using Müller's technique,.. which permitted a rapid recovery and eliminated the problemsderived from long immobilizations.
Se presenta un caso de gigantismo parcial de miembro inferior, provocado por fístulas arteriovenosas congénitas. Luego de tratadas las lesiones varicosas e interrumpidos algunos shunts se practicóel acortamiento del esqueleto a nivel de la pierna con la técnica de Müller, lo que permitió una rápida recuperación, eliminando los problemas derivados de las largas inmovilizaciones
| 2020 | |
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fistula cirugía miembros inferiores cirugía vascular fistula surgery low limbs vascular surgery |
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| Español | |
| Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay | |
| Revista Cirugía del Uruguay | |
| https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/2044 | |
| Acceso abierto |
| Sumario: | The paper refers to a case of partial gigantism of the lower limb, caused by congenital arteriovenous fistula.Following a treatment of the varicose lesions and the interruption of sorne shunts, the skeleton was shortened at the leg level, using Müller's technique,.. which permitted a rapid recovery and eliminated the problemsderived from long immobilizations. |
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