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Stent graft exclusion of a pseudoaneurysm in a Blalock-Taussig shunt
Angel Sanchez-Recalde1, Gonzalo Garzón, José M Oliver
1Unidad de Cardiopatías Congénitas del Adulto, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, Madrid, Spain. asanchezr.hulp@salud.madrid.org
Abstract:
This case is the first report of slow-growing pseudoaneurysm after vessel dissection secondary to two stents implantation into classic Blalock Taussig shunt in a patient with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect. Pseudoaneurysm was successfully excluded by a percutaneous approach with self-expandable stent graft deployment from the aorta to the middle of the Blalock Taussig shunt. Nearly 3 years after the procedure, the classic BT is patent, and there were no restenosis or thrombosis in spite of the very long length of the stented segment.
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