A Right Upper Lobe Mass in the Thorax After Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt. (July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Manuel, Valdano; Miguel, Gade; Magalhães, Manuel Pedro; Nunes, Maria Ana; Morais, Humberto; Júnior, António Filipe
• Is Part Of: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. Volume 7:Number 4(2016)
• Page Start: 523
• Page End: 524
• Publication Date: 2016-07
• Subjects: Blalock-Taussig shunt -- pulmonary artery -- pseudoaneurysm -- tetralogy of Fallot; Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; Congenital heart disease in children -- Periodicals; Heart -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart Defects, Congenital -- surgery -- Periodicals; Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Child -- Periodicals; Adult -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1177/2150135116643943
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2150-1351

Abstract

We report an incidental finding of pseudoaneurysm in a 10-month-old boy with tetralogy of Fallot and Down syndrome who had undergone placement of a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt at age four months. Computed tomography was a determinant exam for better assessment. The lesion was successfully resected with concomitant complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot in a single-stage. The child was asymptomatic at fourth month follow-up.