Extracardiac Fontan operation with tube fenestration allowing transcatheter coil occlusion.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A fenestration may improve the immediate postoperative course after a Fontan procedure by preserving the cardiac output. We describe a simple and safe technique of fenestration amenable to coil occlusion, which can be carried out in most cardiac catheterization laboratories.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Fontan Procedure
- Heart Defects, Congenital