Hybrid approach for postclassical blalock–Taussig shunt tetralogy
In developing countries, we still come across occasional patients who have undergone classic Blalock–Taussig shunt (CBTS) previously. We present a case of 23-year-old female with tetralogy of Fallot who had undergone CBTS operation at the age of 1 year and is now presented for total correction. Take...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.j-pcs.org/article.asp?issn=2395-5414;year=2023;volume=9;issue=1;spage=84;epage=86;aulast=Agrawal |
| Summary: | In developing countries, we still come across occasional patients who have undergone classic Blalock–Taussig shunt (CBTS) previously. We present a case of 23-year-old female with tetralogy of Fallot who had undergone CBTS operation at the age of 1 year and is now presented for total correction. Takedown of CBTS during surgery has catastrophic complications during looping and ligation of shunt due to extensive collateralization. We, therefore, took a hybrid approach for the patient. The CBTS was first blocked with the balloon, followed by surgical intracardiac repair, and finally, by device closure of CBTS. |
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| ISSN: | 2395-5414 2454-2830 |