Blalock-Hanlon operation


Bla·lock-Han·lon op·er·a·tion

(blā'lok han'lŏn), the creation of a large atrial septal defect as a palliative procedure for complete transposition of the great arteries.

Blalock,

Alfred, U.S. surgeon, 1899-1965. Blalock anastomosisBlalock clampBlalock-Hanlon operation - the creation of a large atrial septal defect as a palliative procedure for complete transposition of the great arteries.Blalock pulmonary clampBlalock shunt - subclavian artery to pulmonary artery shunt to increase pulmonary circulation in cyanotic heart disease with decreased pulmonary flow.Blalock suturesBlalock-Taussig operation - an operation for congenital malformations of the heart.Blalock-Taussig shunt - a palliative subclavian artery to pulmonary artery anastomosis.

Hanlon,

C. Rollins, U.S. cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon, 1915–. Blalock-Hanlon operation - see under Blalock