Balloon dilatation angioplasty of a stenotic blalock-taussig anastomosis: A case report

Saltik I., Gulereroglu A. G., Sanoglu A., Batmaz G.

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, cilt.38, sa.4, ss.515-519, 1996 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 1996
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.515-519
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

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 dilatated 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.