Modified Blalock Taussig shunt anastomosis in a three month old child with pulmonary stenosis: embolization therapy

J Dubois; L Cohen; F Brunelle; J Piechaud; J Kachaner

doi:10.1007/BF02011046

Modified Blalock Taussig shunt anastomosis in a three month old child with pulmonary stenosis: embolization therapy

Pediatr Radiol. 1991;21(3):198-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02011046.

Authors

J Dubois¹, L Cohen, F Brunelle, J Piechaud, J Kachaner

Affiliation

¹ Service de Radiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital des Enfants-Malades, Paris, France.

PMID: 1710799
DOI: 10.1007/BF02011046

Abstract

A case of transcatheter occlusion of a modified Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt with a detachable balloon is described. A three month old boy with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum had a repair consisting in valvotomy and a modified BT. This palliative aorticopulmonary shunt created congestive heart failure. As an alternative to surgery, a detachable balloon was used to occlude the BT shunt.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical / methods
Embolization, Therapeutic
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Palliative Care
Postoperative Complications
Pulmonary Valve / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Valve / surgery
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / therapy*