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Fore quarter gangrene: complication of Blalock-Taussig shunt
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
A pre-term baby with complex congenital heart disease was operated upon for construction of Blalock-Taussig (B-T) Shunt. Soon after surgery the upper limb became blanched and cold. Despite conservative measures to improve circulation, limb ischaemia progressively worsened and resulted in fore quarter gangrene.