Transcatheter closure of modified Blalock-Taussig shunt with Gianturco-Grifka vascular occlusion device
โ Scribed by Mark H. Hoyer; Rafael A. Leon; F. Jay Fricker
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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โฆ Synopsis
A 15-year-old girl with previous repair of a complex cyanotic congenital heart defect had persistence of a modified left Blalock-Taussig shunt that could not be ligated at surgery. Six years later, antegrade delivery of a Gianturco-Grifka Vascular Occlusion Device resulted in complete closure of the shunt. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent.
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## Abstract We report the successful transcatheter closure of a large persistent left superior vena cava draining into the pulmonary venous circulation causing cyanosis in two patients who had previously undergone the Fontan operation utilizing the Gianturco Grifka vascular occlusion device. Cathet