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Preferred term

Blalock-Taussig Procedure  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A cardiovascular procedure performed to create a blood supply to the PULMONARY CIRCULATION. It involves making a connection between the subclavian, or carotid branch of the AORTA, or the AORTIC ARCH to the PULMONARY ARTERY. The use of a BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS to connect the subclavian branch of the aorta to the pulmonary artery.

Entry terms

  • Blalock-Taussig Operation
  • Blalock Taussig Shunt
  • Blue Baby Operation
  • Subclavian Pulmonary Artery Shunt

In other languages

  • French

  • Anastomose chirurgicale entre l'artère sous-clavière et l'artère pulmonaire
  • Intervention de Blalock-Taussig
  • Opération de Blalock-Taussig
  • Opération des enfants bleus
  • Shunt chirurgical de Blalock-Taussig

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KZX2P086-J

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