Pseudoaneurysm following modified Blalock-Taussig shunt: a rare complication mimicking pulmonary disease

J Med Assoc Thai. 2003 Apr;86(4):365-8.

Abstract

The authors report a pseudoaneurysm in a 2-year-old boy presenting with fever, increasing cyanosis and right upper lung shadowing on a chest radiograph at six weeks following modified Blalock-Taussig shunt surgery. Echocardiography and a CT scan of the chest revealed a large pseudoaneurysm originating from the right subclavian artery at the proximal insertion of modified Blalock-Taussig shunt. The patient underwent aneurysmal resection, Blalock-Taussig shunt removal, right subclavian artery ligation and the creation of a central shunt between the ascending aorta and main pulmonary artery. Unfortunately, the patient died 3 hours after the operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Lung Diseases / etiology*
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Tetralogy of Fallot / surgery*