Balloon dilatation of stenosed Blalock-Taussig shunts.
Three patients with complex cyanotic congenital heart disease, who had previously undergone Blalock-Taussig shunt operations, developed severe stenoses at the pulmonary anastomosis of the shunts. All were successfully treated with balloon dilatation, which can thus be considered an effective alternative to reoperation.
Qureshi
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Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital.
Martin
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Dickinson
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Hunter
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002404:Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery