Balloon dilatation of stenosed Blalock-Taussig shunts.

AUTOR(ES)

Qureshi, S A

RESUMO

Three patients with complex cyanotic congenital heart disease, who had previously undergone Blalock-Taussig shunt operations, developed severe stenoses at the pulmonary anastomosis of the shunts. All were successfully treated with balloon dilatation, which can thus be considered an effective alternative to reoperation.

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