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A method for performing pulmonary arteriotomy for Blalock-Taussig shunts

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A simple and safe method of making a pulmonary arteriotomy for Blalock Taussig shunt operations using DeWecker's iridectomy scissors is described.

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  1. Deverall PB.Blalock Taussig operation.In:Jackson JW. (Ed.) Operative Surgery: Cardiothoracic Surgery. London: Butterworth & Co. Ltd., 1978; 87.

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  1. The Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, L.T.M.M. College, Sion, 400 022, Bombay, India

    A M Patwardhan (Reader), R B Patil (Lecturer) & A P Chaukar (Professor and Head of the Department)

  2. L.T.M.G. Hospital, Sion, 400 022, Bombay, India

    A M Patwardhan (Reader), R B Patil (Lecturer) & A P Chaukar (Professor and Head of the Department)

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Patwardhan, A.M., Patil, R.B. & Chaukar, A.P. A method for performing pulmonary arteriotomy for Blalock-Taussig shunts. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 5, 48–49 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02664056

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