The Clinical Significance of Lymphaticovenous Communications
Authors: SAM A. THREEFOOT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1970)

Editorial Notes1 June 1970The Clinical Significance of Lymphaticovenous CommunicationsSAM A. THREEFOOT, M.D. F.A.C.P.SAM A. THREEFOOT, M.D. F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-72-6-957 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe clinical significance of lymphaticovenous communications has not been fully appreciated, in part because of the technical difficulties in detecting and in studying the function of the communications in living human subjects. Edwards and Kinmonth, who is responsible for the promotion of lymphography as a clinical procedure, have recently reviewed the radiological criteria for the identification of lymphovenous shunts and discussed aspects of their clinical significance (1). They observed, as have other lymphographers (2-7), that most lymphovenous shunts are detected in subjects with neoplastic or inflammatory obstruction of lymph vessels or nodes. Since visualization of small globules of radiopaque oil...References1. EDWARDSKINMONTH JJ: Lymphovenous shunts in man. Brit Med J 4:579-581, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. SHANBROMZHEUTLIN EN: Radiographic studies of the lymphatic system. Arch Intern Med (Chicago) 104:589-593, 1959 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. KOEHLERSCHAFFER PB: Peripheral lymphatico-venous anastomoses. Circulation 35:401-404, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. WALLACE S: Dynamics of normal and abnormal lymphatic systems as studied with contrast media. Cancer Chemother Rep 52:31-58, 1968 MedlineGoogle Scholar5. BRONBAUMABRAMS KSH: Oil embolism in lymphography. Radiology 80:194-202, 1963 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. ABBESJULLIARD MG: Considerations about the lymphatics neocirculation after lymphadenectomy, in Progress in Lymphology, edited by RUTTIMANN A, Stuttgart, Georg Thieme Verlag, 1967, pp. 19-22 Google Scholar7. TAKASHIMABENNINGHOFF TD: Effects of experimental thoracic duct obstruction in the dog. II Chylous reflux. Invest Radiol 1:449-457, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. THREEFOOTKOSSOVERAIKEN SMD: Radioisotopic detection of lymphaticovenous communications in living animals. J Lab Clin Med 65:688-697, 1965 MedlineGoogle Scholar9. THREEFOOTKOSSOVER SM: Lymphaticovenous communication in man. Arch Intern Med (Chicago) 117:213-223, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. THREEFOOT S: Pulmonary hazards of lymphography. Cancer Chemother Rep 52:107-111, 1968 MedlineGoogle Scholar11. PENTECOSTBURNDAVIES BJA: A quantitative study of lymphovenous communications in the dog. Brit J Surg 53:630-638, 1966 CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. MALEKBELANKOCANDRLE PAV: Lymphatics in renal and intestinal transplantation, in Progress in Lymphology, edited by RUTTIMANN A, Stuttgart, Georg Thieme Verlag, 1967, pp. 401-404 Google Scholar13. THREEFOOT S: Lymphaticovenous communications, in Lymph and the Lymphatic System, edited by MAYERSON HS, Springfield, Ill., Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 1968, pp. 17-52 Google Scholar14. WITTECOLE MW: Failure of lymph flow in man and experimental animals: reversal by surgically constructed lymphatic-venous shunts, in Progress in Lymphology, edited by RUTTIMANN A, Stuttgart, Georg Thieme Verlag, 1967, pp. 376-379 Google Scholar15. COCKETT A: Discussion of "Lymphographies in chyluria," by PICARD JD, in Progress in Lymphology, edited by RUTTIMANN A, Stuttgart, Georg Thieme Verlag, 1967, p. 45 Google Scholar16. THREEFOOTKOSSOVERKENT SMW: Factors stimulating function of lymphaticovenous communications. Angiology 18:682-698, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Tulane University School of Medicine and Touro Research Institution New Orleans, La. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEffect of Postoperative Compression Therapy on the Success of Liposuction in Patients with Advanced Lower Limb LymphedemaA comprehensive review of the natural lymphaticovenous communications and their role in lymphedema surgeryExercise and the Lymphatic SystemWhere does the lymph flow?Transport of Viral-Size Particulate Matter after Intravenous versus Intralymphatic EntryLymphaticovenous Anastomoses 1 June 1970Volume 72, Issue 6Page: 957-958KeywordsLymphOils ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1970 PDF downloadLoading ...