The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 69, 437-438, Copyright © 1975 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Aorto-pulmonary shunt in the premature infant: technical considerations
BB Roe
In a 13-day-old, 1,300 gram premature infant with tricuspid atresia, a
Potts-Smith anastomosis was successfully performed. We used a neurosurgical
vessel clip, smaller than the smallest available vascular clamp, to
side-clamp the descending aorta. This report appears to be the first of the
construction of a Potts-Smith shunt in an infant of this size.