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A simple method of treating seromas involving modified Blalock-Taussig shunts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2005

Lik C. Cheng  and
Clement S. W. Chiu
Lik C. Cheng
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong
Clement S. W. Chiu
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong
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Abstract

We treated seromas developing in two patients in relation to left-sided modified Blalock-Taussig shunts by reattaching the original graft to the descending aorta. We postulate that seromas may develop because of the large area of contact between the graft and blood. Shortening the length of the Gore-Tex graft may therefore be a feasible treatment.

Keywords

Systemic-to-pulmonary shuntssurgerycongenital cardiac disease
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 13 , Issue 5 , October 2003 , pp. 479 - 480
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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