Interventions Involving the Use of Covered Coronary Artery Stents for Pseudoaneurysms of Blalock-Taussig Shunts
WORLD JOURNAL FOR PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY, vol.7, no.4, pp.494-497, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 7 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.1177/2150135115603332
- Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL FOR PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.494-497
- Keywords: pseudoaneurysm, Blalock-Taussig shunt, covered coronary stent, transcatheter intervention, children, cyanotic congenital heart disease
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No
Abstract
One of the most rare and dangerous complications of a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt involves the formation of a pseudoaneurysm. A pseudoaneurysm may rupture or may result in other adverse events including compression of mediastinal structures or collapse of the underlying lung parenchyma. Shunt-related pseudoaneurysm may be associated with shunt occlusion, bacteremia, or pulmonary hemorrhage. We describe two cases complicated by large pseudoaneurysm formation, following systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt operations. The patients in question had recurrent pulmonary hemorrhage. Both underwent successful placement of covered coronary artery stents.