A simple method of treating seromas involving modified Blalock-Taussig shunts

Authors: Cheng, Lik C.; Chiu, Clement S.W.

Source: Cardiology in the Young, Volume 13, Number 5, October 2003 , pp. 479-480(2)

Publisher: Greenwich Medical Media

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Abstract:

We treated seromas developing in two patients in relation to left-sided modified Blalock-Taussig shunts by reattaching the original graft to the descending aorta. We postulate that seromas may develop because of the large area of contact between the graft and blood. Shortening the length of the Gore-Tex graft may therefore be a feasible treatment.

Keywords: SYSTEMIC-TO-PULMONARY SHUNTS; SURGERY; CONGENITAL CARDIAC DISEASE

Document Type: Short communication

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