Strictly-posterior thoracotomy: a minimal-access approach for construction of the modified Blalock-Taussig shunt in West African children

INTRODUCTION: In resource-poor settings, the modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) is often performed for symptomatic relief of Fallot's tetralogy. From September 2011, we adopted the strictly posterior thoracotomy (SPOT), a minimal-access technique for the MBTS and report the cosmetic advantag...

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Published in:	The Pan African Medical Journal
Main Authors:	Frank Edwin, Baffoe Gyan, Innocent Adzamli, Mark Tettey, Kow Entsua-Mensah, Martin Tamatey, Lawrence Sereboe, Ernest Aniteye, Nana Akyaa-Yao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Pan African Medical Journal 2014-02-01
Subjects:	congenital heart disease tetralogy of fallot modified blalock-taussig shunt minimal-access surgery thoracotomy polytetrafluoroethylene
Online Access:	https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/17/106/pdf/106.pdf