Wire-snare technique with distal flow control for coil occlusion of a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt

A Limsuwan; M S Sklansky; I A Kashani; R D Shaughnessy; V W Lucas; A Rothman

doi:10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200001)49:1<51::aid-ccd10>3.0.co;2-u

Wire-snare technique with distal flow control for coil occlusion of a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2000 Jan;49(1):51-4. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200001)49:1<51::aid-ccd10>3.0.co;2-u.

Authors

A Limsuwan¹, M S Sklansky, I A Kashani, R D Shaughnessy, V W Lucas, A Rothman

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, California.

PMID: 10627366
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200001)49:1<51::aid-ccd10>3.0.co;2-u

Abstract

Coil occlusion of Blalock-Taussig shunts has been associated with a high rate of device embolization. We describe a technique consisting of transvenous snaring and exteriorization of a guidewire advanced through a modified left Blalock-Taussig shunt, allowing distal shunt flow control and successful coil occlusion of the shunt. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 49:51-54, 2000.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical
Cardiac Catheterization
Child
Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
Female
Humans
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
Radiography, Interventional
Subclavian Artery / diagnostic imaging
Subclavian Artery / surgery*
Tetralogy of Fallot / diagnostic imaging
Tetralogy of Fallot / surgery*