Transcatheter closure of an extracardiac Fontan fenestration.

Zahn, E M; Chang, A C; Burke, R P; Jacobs, J P · Ann Thorac Surg · 1998

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

As the extracardiac Fontan operation evolves, a reliable method for creating and subsequently closing communications between the systemic and pulmonary venous chambers would be useful. We describe a surgical technique for creating this "fenestration" and a complementary transcatheter technique that allows safe and reliable closure of these communications regardless of size and position.

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