Microsurgical management of tetralogy of Fallot in a cat
Miller, C.W.; Holmberg, D.L.; Bowen, V.; Pharr, J.W.; Kruth, S.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 186(7): 708-709
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 3988605 Document Number: 259341
A modified Blalock-Taussig shunt was performed on a cat with tetralogy of Fallot. Previous attempts at such palliative surgery in the cat have failed, due to small vessel size. The use of microvascular instrumentation and technique resulted in a patent shunt in this case.