Rupture of pulmonary aneurysms in association with long-standing Waterston shunts
2001 ◽
Vol 11
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pp. 123-127
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AbstractAnastomosis of the ascending aorta to the right pulmonary artery, the so-called Waterston shunt, was undertaken as a palliative procedure for children with cyanotic congenital heart disease due to obstruction of the pulmonary outflow tract with reduced pulmonary blood flow. We present the clinico-pathological correlations in two patients who underwent construction of Waterston shunts as neonates, and subsequently died of ruptured pulmonary aneurysms in adult life. Rupture should, therefore, be recognized as a late complication of this procedure, and be considered in the long-term follow-up of such patients, especially when the shunted lung is hypertensive.
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2002 ◽
Vol 12
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pp. 224-228
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2015 ◽
Vol 15
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pp. 384-391
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2011 ◽
Vol 38
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pp. 734-740
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2016 ◽
Vol 20
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pp. 49
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