A Right Upper Lobe Mass in the Thorax After Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2016 Jul;7(4):523-4. doi: 10.1177/2150135116643943.

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.

Keywords: Blalock-Taussig shunt; pseudoaneurysm; pulmonary artery; tetralogy of Fallot.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
  • Blalock-Taussig Procedure / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
  • Pulmonary Artery*
  • Tetralogy of Fallot / surgery*