Dilatable banding of a Blalock-Taussig shunt.
Dilatable banding has been used in various situations. Sometimes Blalock-Taussig shunt banding is performed to prevent pulmonary overcirculation. Recently several reports have described dilatable pulmonary artery banding. We modified these methods for flow control of a Blalock-Taussig shunt. We report the case of a neonate with truncus arteriosus in which this technique was used.
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiology, National Children's Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. chikada@nch.go.jp
Masahide
M
Chikada
Akihiko
A
Sekiguchi
Shinichi
S
Oho
Takashi
T
Miyamoto
Ryouichi
R
Ishida
Hiroo
H
Takayama
Akira
A
Ishizawa
D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000601:surgery*