title: Balloon dilatation angioplasty of a stenotic Blalock-Taussig anastomosis. A case report.
abstract: A 12-year-old boy with tetralogy of Fallot was evaluated for increasing cyanosis and exercise intolerance. The patient had a right Blalock-Taussig shunt operation 11 years previously and a left modified Blalock-Taussig shunt operation one year previously. After demonstration of hypoplastic pulmonary arteries, the stenosed right Blalock-Taussig shunt and the totally occluded, left modified Blalock-Taussig shunt were successfully dilated with a 7-mm-diameter angioplasty balloon resulting in a 5-mm-diameter patent shunt. We believe that, when possible, balloon dilatation angioplasty of stenosed Blalock-Taussig shunts is a reasonable and safe alternative to surgery.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology, Istanbul.
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Saltik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güler-Eroğlu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarioğlu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Batmaz
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery