Endovascular stent implantation as a primary method of treatment for blocked modified Blalock‒Taussig shunt

• Main Authors: Praneet Lale (Author), Neeraj Aggarwal (Author), Mridul Agarwal (Author), Reena Khantwal Joshi (Author), Raja Joshi (Author), B S Vivek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Modified Blalock‒Taussig shunt is a commonly performed palliative cardiac surgery. Complications like early or late occlusion have been reported in approximately 10% of patients. Thrombosis, stenosis, or kinking are possible mechanisms that lead to shunt obstruction which may be life-threatening and...