Systemic-to-pulmonary shunt in a patient with isolation of the subclavian artery.

Takeda, M; Furuse, A; Takamoto, S · Ann Thorac Surg · 2000

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

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.

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