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Fontan Procedure

Known as: Procedure, Fontan, fontan operations, Stage III Norwood Procedure 
A procedure in which total right atrial or total caval blood flow is channeled directly into the pulmonary artery or into a small right ventricle… 
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Cardiac Surgery procedures
Educational aspectsTricuspid Atresialegislation & jurisprudencenursing therapy

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Hemi-Fontan Procedure

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2018
2018
Multimodality Screening of Hepatic Nodules in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease After Fontan Procedure: Role of Ultrasound, ARFI Elastography, CT, and MRI.
OBJECTIVE Currently, there is no consensus in the literature regarding the screening of hepatic nodules in patients who have… 
2010
2010
Mortality after total cavopulmonary connection in children with the down syndrome.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Hearts late after fontan operation have normal mass, normal volume, and reduced systolic function: a magnetic resonance imaging study.
Review
2003
Review
2003
Prenatal Diagnosis of the Fetus with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Abstract.Objectives: To review our 13-year experience with prenatally detected hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) of which… 
2001
2001
Plastic bronchitis in children with fontan palliation: Analogue to protein losing enteropathy?
AbstractWe studied a 6-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl with bronchitis fibroplastica following Fontan operation. Large… 
2000
2000
Congenital Heart Disease. Evaluation of Anatomy and Function by MRI
With the increasing number of patients surviving after therapeutic intervention for congenital heart disease (CHD), accurate and… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Effect of right ventricular anatomy on the cardiopulmonary response to exercise. Implications for the Fontan procedure.
Incorporation of the right ventricle (RV) into the pulmonary circulation of patients with tricuspid atresia undergoing a Fontan… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Morphological findings contributing to a failed Fontan procedure. Twelve-year experience.
A group of 37 patients (age range, 3 months to 29 years) who died after the modified Fontan procedure (within 2 months… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Surgical experience with the modified Fontan procedure.
During a 10 year period 109 patients (3 months to 47 years old) underwent modifications of the Fontan procedure for repair of… 
1981
1981
The Fontan Procedure for Tricuspid Atresia
A modified Fontan operation was performed on nine patients, ages 8–24 years (mean 14 years), with tricuspid atresia. The right… 
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