Pleural flap for treating perigraft leak after a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt.

Ugurlu B., Sariosmanoglu O., Metin S., Hazan E., Oto O.

The Annals of thoracic surgery, cilt.73, sa.5, ss.1638-40, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 73 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)03365-3
  • Dergi Adı: The Annals of thoracic surgery
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1638-40
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Plasa oozing through the graft after a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt is a troublesome complication. We encountered a massive leak following a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt in a 21/2 year-old-girl which required reexploration. The leak was treated by wrapping the polytetrafluoroethylene shunt with the parietal pleura flap harvested from the adjacent chest wall. The patient had an uneventful recovery. Covering of the polytetrafluoroethylene shunt with parietal pleura appears to stop plasma leak through the graft following a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt.