Disruption of a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt by rapid deceleration injury.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case is presented of an 8-year-old child who had tension hemothorax after disruption of a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt 2 weeks postoperatively. A rapid deceleration mechanism was responsible for the injury.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis
- Polytetrafluoroethylene
- Pulmonary Artery
- Subclavian Artery
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating