@article{lymph 4018, author = {F Solti, M Iskum, C Banos, F Salamon}, title = {ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNTS IN PERIPHERAL LYMPHEDEMA: HEMODYNAMIC FEATURES AND ISOTOPIC VISUALIZATION}, volume = {18}, year = {1985}, url = {http://journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/lymph/article/id/4018/}, issue = {4}, abstract = {<p>The hemodynamic characteristics of peripheral lymphedema were studied in 28 patients with uni- or bilateral leg swelling. Leg blood flow was measured by venous isotope dilution (a technique for nutritive – capillary blood flow) and arteriovenous shunts were visualized by perfusion scintigraphy using radiolabelled macroaggregated albumin. Arteriovenous communications were uniformly detected in lymphedema, with a calculated "shunt flow" of 200 to 600 ml/min. Other features in the lymphedematous leg included an elevated limb blood flow rate and narrowed arteriovenous oxygen difference.</p>}, month = {7}, pages = {187-191}, issn = {2522-7963}, publisher={International Society of Lymphology and the University of Arizona Libraries}, journal = {Lymphology} }