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Varicocelectomy Restores Spermatogenesis in Fontan‐Associated Varicocele: A Two‐Case Series

IJU Case Reports
Introduction Fontan circulation may cause chronic venous hypertension and predispose patients to varicocele and infertility, but the clinical significance of surgical treatment remains unclear.
Yusuke Tominaga, Tomoko Kobayashi, Yuko Matsumoto, Takatoshi Moriwake, Nariaki Ozaki, Takuya Sadahira, Satoshi Katayama, Shingo Nishimura, Kensuke Bekku, Motoo Araki   +9 more
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A New Mechanistic Insight Into Macro-Reentrant Atrial Tachycardia in a Patient With Modified Fontan Circulation. [PDF]

J Arrhythm
Fontan flutter: an unusual example of an atrial tachycardia circuit in a patient with atrio‐pulmonary connection (APC) conduit. The tachycardia circuit propagates around the base of the conduit (encircled by the arrows, showing direction of propagation from earliest [red] to latest [purple]).
Murray PC, Ahmed I, Nair K.
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Anesthetic management of laparoscopic pheochromocytoma excision in a patient with a Fontan circulation: a case report [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014
An 18-year-old male with a Fontan circulation underwent excision of a pheochromocytoma after conversion from laparoscopic surgery. The pneumoperitoneum established for laparoscopic surgery may have adverse effects on the Fontan circulation, because it ...
Hyung-Chul Lee, Karam Nam, Ji-Hyun Lee, Yong-Hee Park, Hee-Soo Kim, Chong-Sung Kim, Jin-Tae Kim   +6 more
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Management of circulatory failure after Fontan surgery

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
With improvement in survival after Fontan surgery resulting in an increasing number of older survivors, there are more patients with a Fontan circulation experiencing circulatory failure each year.
Alicia M. Kamsheh, Matthew J. O’Connor, Joseph W. Rossano   +2 more
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Anesthetic management of cesarean hysterectomy using intra-aortic balloon occlusion in a patient with Fontan circulation and placenta increta: a case report

JA Clinical Reports, 2023
Background In patients with Fontan circulation, hemorrhage can cause life-threatening circulatory collapse, since Fontan circulation strongly depends on the preload.
Eriko Ohsugi, Rie Kato, Yuki Hosokawa, Katsunori Oe   +3 more
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Thromboembolic characteristics and role of anticoagulation in long-standing Fontan circulation

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2022
Introduction: The risk of thromboembolism increases with duration of Fontan circulation. Preventive drug strategies are still discussed controversially. We aimed to characterize clinical relevant thromboembolism in long-standing Fontan circulation and to
Mechthild Westhoff-Bleck, Carolin Klages, Carolin Zwadlo, Kristina Sonnenschein, Jan-Thorben Sieweke, Johann Bauersachs, Harald Bertram, Urte Grosser   +7 more
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Complications and management of functional single ventricle patients with Fontan circulation: From surgeon’s point of view

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Fontan surgery by step-wise completing the isolation of originally mixed pulmonary and systemic circulation provides an operative approach for functional single-ventricle patients not amenable to biventricular repair and allows their survival into ...
Jianrui Ma, Jianrui Ma, Jimei Chen, Tong Tan, Tong Tan, Xiaobing Liu, Rong Liufu, Hailong Qiu, Shuai Zhang, Shusheng Wen, Jian Zhuang, Haiyun Yuan, Haiyun Yuan   +12 more
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Sedation with dexmedetomidine and propofol in children with Fontan circulation undergoing cardiac catheterization: A descriptive study

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2022
Background: A combination of dexmedetomidine and propofol is considered advantageous for maintaining spontaneous breathing with a satisfactory depth of anesthesia. However, the incidence of upper airway obstruction under sedation with dexmedetomidine and
Ayaka Omori, Fumio Watanabe, Taiki Kojima   +2 more
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Incidentally enhancing supraclavicular lymphatic convolutes in magnetic resonance angiography in patients with Fontan circulation

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2022
PURPOSEFontan procedure and its modifications are the preferred approach to definitive palliation in uni- ventricular hearts though often with short-term or long-term complications.
Daniel Gräfe, Franz Wolfgang Hirsch, Christian Roth, Florentine Gräfe, Matthias Gutberlet   +4 more
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Occult Diastolic Dysfunction and Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults With Fontan Circulation

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background In Fontan circulation, diastolic dysfunction portends a worse clinical outcome but may be concealed during routine assessment. Invasive evaluation with rapid volume expansion (RVE) can identify patients with occult diastolic dysfunction (ODD).
Daniel Peck, Konstantin Averin, Philip Khoury, Grant Veldhuis, Tarek Alsaied, Adam M. Lubert, Russel Hirsch, Wendy M. Whiteside, Gruschen Veldtman, Bryan H. Goldstein   +9 more
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