Microsurgical management of tetralogy of Fallot in a cat.
A modified Blalock-Taussig shunt was performed on a cat with tetralogy of Fallot. Previous attempts at such palliative surgery in the cat have failed, due to small vessel size. The use of microvascular instrumentation and technique resulted in a patent shunt in this case.
D000818:Animals; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000662:veterinary; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000601:surgery