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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:1216-1217
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Report

Diagnosis of Infected Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt by Computed Tomography

Steven W. Turner, MB, BS, Jonathan P. Wyllie, MRCP, J. R. Leslie Hamilton, FRCS, Hugh H. Bain, FRCP

Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

Accepted for publication September 19, 1994.

Accurate localization of infection after pediatric cardiac operation is essential for correct decisions regarding treatment. We report a case of infection and endocarditis of a Blalock-Taussig shunt. Localization by computed tomography led to successful surgical intervention.






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