title: False aneurysm following modified Blalock-Taussig shunt.
abstract: A nine month old infant with life threatening tracheal compression due to a Blalock-Taussig shunt aneurysm is described. Successful surgical management is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Hospital, Seeb, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valliattu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jairaj
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Delamie
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Subramanyam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vyas
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*