Parvathy U, Balakrishnan K R, Ranjith M S, Moorthy J S N
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Medical College University Hospital, Porur, Chennai-600116, India.
Pediatr Cardiol. 2002 Mar-Apr;23(2):178-81. doi: 10.1007/s00246-001-0043-x. Epub 2002 Feb 19.
A 3 1/2-year-old female child presented with massive hemoptysis 5 months after a modified Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt for double-outlet right ventricle with pulmonary stenosis. Computerized tomographic scan and angiography showed a false aneurysm of the subclavian artery at the insertion of the shunt. Successful surgical management is discussed.