Modified Blalock Taussig shunt anastomosis in a three month old child with pulmonary stenosis: embolization therapy.
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.
Dubois
J
J
Service de Radiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital des Enfants-Malades, Paris, France.
Cohen
L
L
Brunelle
F
F
Piechaud
J
J
Kachaner
J
J
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010166:Palliative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*