Wire-snare technique with distal flow control for coil occlusion of a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt.
Coil occlusion of Blalock-Taussig shunts has been associated with a high rate of device embolization. We describe a technique consisting of transvenous snaring and exteriorization of a guidewire advanced through a modified left Blalock-Taussig shunt, allowing distal shunt flow control and successful coil occlusion of the shunt. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 49:51-54, 2000.
Limsuwan
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Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, California.
Sklansky
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Kashani
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Shaughnessy
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Lucas
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Rothman
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*