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Hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosed in a patient who had Fontan operation 30 years ago: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Liver Cancer, 2022
The Fontan operation is performed in patients with a single ventricle. As the systemic venous return is directly connected to the pulmonary circulation during this procedure, chronic hepatic congestion is induced, leading to Fontan-associated liver ...
Moon Haeng Hur, Haeryoung Kim, Jeong-Hoon Lee   +2 more
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Clinical complications of liver disease in adults after the Fontan operation

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2022
Background: The natural history and complications of Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) are not well-characterized. We aim to describe the incidence and prevalence of and risk factors for adverse liver-related complications in FALD.
Bhavesh Patel, Marina Serper, Emily Ruckdeschel, Sara L. Partington, Lauren Andrade, Lynda Tobin, Yuli Kim, Maarouf A. Hoteit   +7 more
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Fontan‐Associated Dyslipidemia

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Hypocholesterolemia is a marker of liver disease, and patients with a Fontan circulation may have hypocholesterolemia secondary to Fontan‐associated liver disease or inflammation.
Adam M. Lubert, Tarek Alsaied, Joseph J. Palermo, Nadeem Anwar, Elaine M. Urbina, Nicole M. Brown, Craig Alexander, Hassan Almeneisi, Fred Wu, Andrew R. Leventhal, Nael Aldweib, Michael Mendelson, Alexander R. Opotowsky   +12 more
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A Pyogenic Liver Abscess in the Setting of Fontan-Associated Liver Disease. [PDF]

Cureus
The Fontan procedure is widely used today in the surgical management of congenital heart disease as the final step in single ventricle palliation pathways. It is associated with unique complications, most notably Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD), which is a condition arising from the unique hemodynamics of the Fontan circulation that occurs ...
Mason TJ, Gambril JA, Spegman J, Laubham M.   +3 more
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Functional hepatic deterioration determined by 13C-methacetin breath test is associated with impaired hemodynamics and late Fontan failure in adults

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
BackgroundDespite improved survival a substantial number of Fontan patients eventually develop late failure. Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) is the most frequent end-organ dysfunction.
Anastasia Schleiger, Peter Kramer, Hannes Sallmon, Niklas Jentsch, Marta Pileckaite, Friederike Danne, Marie Schafstedde, Marie Schafstedde, Marie Schafstedde, Hans-Peter Müller, Tobias Müller, Frank Tacke, Maximilian Jara, Martin Stockmann, Felix Berger, Felix Berger, Stanislav Ovroutski   +16 more
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Hepatocellular carcinoma in Fontan-associated liver disease. [PDF]

Ann Gastroenterol
Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) is a significant complication in patients with Fontan palliation. The improved longevity following Fontan palliation has led to wider recognition of FALD and its association with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
D'Amato J, Bianco EZ, Camilleri J, Debattista E, Ellul P.   +4 more
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Hepatic Steatosis in Patients With Single Ventricle and a Fontan Circulation

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Hepatic steatosis, caused by nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, is a leading cause of chronic liver disease. The interplay between hepatic steatosis and the development of liver disease following the Fontan procedure is not well understood ...
David A. Katz, Daniel Peck, Adam M. Lubert, Mathias Possner, Faizeen Zafar, Andrew T. Trout, Joseph J. Palermo, Nadeem Anwar, Jonathan R. Dillman, Adam W. Powell, Stavra A. Xanthakos, Alexander R. Opotowsky, Gruschen Veldtman, Tarek Alsaied   +13 more
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Spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma in Fontan-associated liver disease: A case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2020
The prognosis of congenital heart disease is dramatically improved by cardiac surgery. The Fontan procedure is the definitive palliative operation for patients with single-ventricle physiology.
Takahiro Kubo, Yosuke Aihara, Hideto Kawaratani, Tadashi Namisaki, Ryuichi Noguchi, Akira Mitoro, Hitoshi Yoshiji   +6 more
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Prognostic biomarkers in Fontan associated liver disease. [PDF]

Transl Pediatr
Anouti A, Aqul A, Bartlett JA, Nonga D, Danpanichkul P, Rady ED, Cotter TG, Hassan S, Pandurangi S.   +8 more
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Liver transplantation in an adult patient with hepatocellular carcinoma following liver cirrhosis as a complication of the Fontan procedure -A case report- [PDF]

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2020
Background Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) is a hepatic disorder caused by hemodynamic changes and systemic venous congestion following the Fontan procedure.
Min-kyung Cho, Ji-Hye Kwon, Mi Sook Gwak, Jae-Won Joh, JiYun Hwang, Gaab Soo Kim   +5 more
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