Intrapulmonary steal complicating repair of tetralogy of Fallot.
A patient with total occlusion of the distal right pulmonary artery secondary to the performance of a Waterston shunt is reported. A nearly fatal intrapulmonary steal occurred at the time of corrective operation when an attempt was made to revascularize both pulmonary arteries.
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*