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Umbilical vein varix
Umbilical vein varix (UVV) refers to a focal dilatation of the umbilical vein.
Epidemiology
Associations
UVVs were initially thought to have a high association with other anomalies which include:
chromosomal anomalies: 5-12% with FIUVV 2,3
Down syndrome
underlying congenital cardiovascul...
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Pulmonary lymphangiectasia
Pulmonary lymphangiectasia (PL) refers to a rare, fatal congenital abnormality of the lungs characterized by grossly dilated lymphatic channels in the sub pleural, interlobar, perivascular and peribronchial areas 3.
It is divided into two main types 1:
cardiac-associated lymphangiectasia (seco...
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Ross procedure
Ross procedure involves the use of a pulmonary homograft for surgical aortic valve replacement.
Indications
It can be used to treat a broad array of aortic valve pathologies, often aortic stenosis.
Contraindications
multivessel coronary artery disease
multiple valvular pathologies in which...