Blalock-Taussig shunt to a pulmonary vein: an unusual surgical complication.
Thickening of the wall of pulmonary veins in cyanotic congenital heart disease and the presence of hilar vessel anatomic variants may mislead a surgeon into incorrectly anastomosing the subclavian artery to the pulmonary vein when performing a Blalock-Taussig shunt. Emergency selective angiography is the study of choice for the identification of this operative complication.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*