Systemic-to-pulmonary shunt in a patient with isolation of the subclavian artery.
A surgical procedure is described that was carried out to treat an 18-month-old boy with tetralogy of Fallot, right aortic arch, and isolation of the left subclavian artery. The patient underwent a descending aorta-right pulmonary artery shunt using a polytetrafluoroethylene graft, as a systemic-pulmonary shunt. The effectiveness of this procedure in patients with some special conditions is discussed.
Takeda
M
M
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Japan. takedam-ind@umin.ac.jp
Furuse
A
A
Takamoto
S
S
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene