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Palliative shunt in newborn

    Author: Jean-François Paul, MD, Plessis-Robinson, France
    Body Region: Cardiovascular

    1. Patient presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient presentation

    • A newborn with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect was admitted for a palliative
      operation as the pulmonary circulation depended on the ductus arteriosus.

    • A modified Blalock-Taussig shunt between the brachiocephalic truncus and the right pulmonary
      artery was done when the child was 8 days old.

    • CT was performed to evaluate the patency of this palliative shunt.
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