Ministernotomy approach for modified Blalock-Taussig shunts in neonates: a feasibility study

Abstract Background The original approach to performing a modified Blalock-Taussig (MBT) shunt is via a left thoracotomy. However, the median sternotomy has become the preferred approach of many surgeons. We think that the upper ministernotomy approach provides several advantages and avoids the disa...

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Published in:	The Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Main Authors:	Ashraf A. H. El Midany, Ayman A. Doghish
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2019-07-01
Subjects:	Modified Blalock-Taussig shunt Neonatal Blalock shunt Surgical approach Ministernotomy Congenital cyanotic heart disease
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43057-019-0004-x