Central shunt for tetralogy of Fallot after original Blalock--Tasussig shunt in a 34-year-old woman

Keisuke Nakanishi; Shiori Kawasaki; Atsushi Amano; Minoru Tabata

doi:10.22541/au.165270424.40844772/v1

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Central shunt for tetralogy of Fallot after original Blalock--Tasussig shunt in a 34-year-old woman

Keisuke Nakanishi,
Shiori Kawasaki,
Atsushi Amano,
Minoru Tabata

Abstract

A 34-year-old woman presented with original Blalock Taussig shunt and tetralogy of Fallot. The anastomosis site of the original Blalock--Taussig shunt revealed stenosis and severe cyanosis. A central shunt was performed with 6mm artificial vessel, not a radical operation. After surgery, the cyanosis improved as intended.