A simple approach to takedown of a modified Blalock shunt.
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Abstract
We describe a simple and rapid technique for takedown of right-sided modified Blalock shunts involving a blunt approach between the pericardium and the pleura. We have used this method successfully on either side in 47 cases.
Medical subject headings
- Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical
- Heart Defects, Congenital