Balloon occlusion of the carotid artery for the angiographic visualization of Blalock-Taussig shunts and pulmonary arteries.
We describe the use of a balloon catheter to occlude the right or left carotid artery as a way of directing contrast material to the pulmonary arteries. This procedure was carried out in the postoperative study of 14 children who had undergone a Blalock-Taussig shunt. The method was reliable, and the angiograms provided excellent visualization of the pulmonary arteries using only small volumes of contrast material.
Marino
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Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesu Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Giannico
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Pasquini
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Corno
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Picardo
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002404:Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography