Balloon dilatation of a Waterston aortopulmonary anastomosis.
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Balloon dilatation of a Waterston aortopulmonary anastomosis.
Percutaneous balloon dilatation of a Waterston anastomosis was performed in a child who had had four shunt operations. Initially, the procedure was apparently successful, but pulmonary oedema developed and he died 12 hours after the procedure. Balloon dilatation of a Waterston anastomosis is technically possible and may prove to be an alternative to reoperation in certain patients. But further ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 1988
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.59.5.596