Long-term palliation after systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt using an internal mammary artery.
We report the long-term results after systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts using the internal mammary arteries in 2 patients. The systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts using the internal mammary arteries were created in 2 children. Both of them are doing well 11 years and 7 years after operation. This procedure could be a reasonable alternative to classic Blalock-Taussig shunt for patients with diminutive pulmonary arteries as it offered good long-term palliation.
Yoshimura
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kobe Children's Hospital, Japan.
Yamaguchi
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M
Ohashi
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H
Imai
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M
Oshima
Y
Y
Hosokawa
Y
Y
Tachibana
H
H
D000792:Angiography; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010166:Palliative Care; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*