title: Perigraft seroma complicating the modified Blalock-Taussig shunts: two consecutive instances with review of literature.
abstract: Systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) (modified Blalock-Taussig shunt) are being used successfully in palliation of cyanotic congenital heart diseases. Graft thrombosis is by far the most common complication of the procedure. Persistant serum leakage through PTFE graft causing perigraft seroma is a rare but devastating complication resulting in increased duration of tube drainage or reinsertion of chest tubes, prolonged hospital stay, and multiple operations. Two consecutive modified Blalock-Taussig shunts complicated by perigraft seroma formation are presented here with review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demircin
authors.forename: Riza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozsoy
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuzgun
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güvener
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene