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01-05-2008 | Case Report

Transcatheter Occlusion of a Modified Blalock–Taussig Shunt Using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug with the Catheter–Snare Technique

Authors: G. Y. Jang, C. S. Son, J. W. Lee

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 3/2008

Abstract

A 16-month-old boy with previous repair of a critical pulmonary stenosis had persistence of a right modified Blalock–Taussig shunt. Transcatheter occlusion of the modified Blalock–Taussig shunt was achieved using the Amplatzer vascular plug with the catheter–snare technique.

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Title: Transcatheter Occlusion of a Modified Blalock–Taussig Shunt Using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug with the Catheter–Snare Technique
Authors: G. Y. Jang
C. S. Son
J. W. Lee
Publication date: 01-05-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 3/2008
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-007-9031-0

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