About Specialty
Common Conditions
Investigations
Procedures
| ABOUT PEDIATRIC CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
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Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery is a branch involving Surgical treatment of diseases of children affecting organs inside the thorax. |
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COMMON CONDITIONS TREATED BY A SPECIALIST IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
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A Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon commonly treats the following conditions: Atrial Septal Defect (ASD); Ventricular Spetal Defects (VSD); Tetrology of Fallot; Transposition of Great Vessels; Aneurysms; Pulmonary Artery Stenosis; Pulmonary Atresia; Truncus Arteriosus; Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) |
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DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
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Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG); Chest X - Ray; Colour Doppler; Ultrasound; Computed Tomography (CT) Scan; Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA); Coronary Angiography; Pulmonary Angiography; Magnetic Resonance (MR) Angiography |
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SURGERIES & PROCEDURES IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
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Blalock Taussig Shunt; Ventricular Septal Duct Repair; Atrial Septal Defect Repair; Ligation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA); Open Heart Surgery; Heart Transplant |
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