Acute pulmonary edema after Blalock-Taussig anastomosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Acute pulmonary edema developed in 2 patients after a Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure. Both patients had a univentricular heart complex with pulmonary stenosis. One patient underwent a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt using a polytetrafluoroethylene tube and the other underwent a classic Blalock-Taussig anastomosis. Acute pulmonary edema after the Blalock-Taussig shunt is rare, but once it has occurred, immediate treatment is obligatory.
Medical subject headings
- Anastomosis, Surgical
- Heart Defects, Congenital
- Pulmonary Artery
- Pulmonary Edema
- Subclavian Artery