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Barbara Bush Children's Hospital

The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital
At Maine Medical Center

22 Bramhall Street
Portland, Maine 04102-3175
www.bbch.org


Dictionary: Sano shunt

Sano shunt: a small, soft tube that lets blood in the body be redirected.

Heart surgeons use a Sano shunt to connect the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery. This helps increase blood flow to the lungs.