Interventions Involving the Use of Covered Coronary Artery Stents for Pseudoaneurysms of Blalock-Taussig Shunts

Baspinar O., Sahin D. A., Sulu A., Gokaslan G.

WORLD JOURNAL FOR PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY, cilt.7, sa.4, ss.494-497, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/2150135115603332
  • Dergi Adı: WORLD JOURNAL FOR PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.494-497
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: pseudoaneurysm, Blalock-Taussig shunt, covered coronary stent, transcatheter intervention, children, cyanotic congenital heart disease
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.