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An unusual post-operative complication following modified left Blalock-Taussig shunt

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A left modified Blalock-Taussig shunt was performed in a 3-year old child with Fallot's tetralogy. Intraoperative course was uneventful. Persistent hypoxia was noticed in the post-operative period in spite of a clinically functioning shunt. Angiography revealed a functioning shunt with totally blocked left pulmonary artery. A thrombus was removed from the left pulmonary artery which dramatically improved the clinical course of the patient.

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  1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, L.T.M.G. Hospital, Sion, 400 022, Bombay, India

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

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Golam, K., Patil, R.B., Patwardhan, A.M. et al. An unusual post-operative complication following modified left Blalock-Taussig shunt. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 3, 59–61 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02664924

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