title: Transcatheter occlusion of a Blalock-Taussig shunt with a detachable balloon in a child.
abstract: A case of transcatheter occlusion of a Blalock-Taussig shunt with a detachable silicone filled balloon is described. This 11 year old boy had previously had a repair of tetralogy of Fallot together with ligation of a large Blalock-Taussig shunt. Though there was a good surgical result, the shunt proved to be incompletely closed leaving a significant left to right shunt. As an alternative to a further operation a silicone filled balloon was detached in the Blalock-Taussig shunt and this successfully closed the fistula.
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery*