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Outcomes of the Fontan operation in patients with Ebstein anomaly: An Australia and New Zealand Fontan registry studyCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]

JTCVS Open
Objectives: We sought to review the outcomes of patients with Ebstein anomaly (EA) after the Fontan operation. Methods: Patients with EA were identified from a large binational registry about the Fontan operation.
Michael Daley, MD, MSurg, Igor E. Konstantinov, MD, PhD, FRACS, Julian Ayer, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, Ajay Iyengar, MBBS, PhD, FRACS, David Celermajer, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, Rachael Cordina, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, Terry Robertson, MBBS, FRACP, Aditya Patukale, MCh, Nelson Alphonso, MBBS, FRACS, Yves d’Udekem, MD, PhD, FRACS   +9 more
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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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Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistulae After Fontan Operation: Incidence, Clinical Characteristics, and Impact on All-Cause Mortality [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundThe Fontan operation is a surgical procedure used in children with univentricular hearts. Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae (PAVF) is a major complication after a Fontan operation.
Hideo Ohuchi, Hideo Ohuchi, Aki Mori, Michikazu Nakai, Kazuto Fujimoto, Toru Iwasa, Heima Sakaguchi, Kenichi Kurosaki, Isao Shiraishi   +8 more
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Transcatheter occlusion of a hepatic vein-to-left atrium fistula: Should we close venovenous collateral vessels following Fontan operation? [PDF]

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2022
Right-to-left shunt due to abnormal systemic venous drainage to the left heart is among the causes of hypoxemia following Fontan operation. There are conflicting data regarding the closure of the venovenous collaterals (VVCs) post-Fontan, showing ...
Maya El-Khouri, Mariam Arabi, Issam El Rassi, Ziad Bulbul, Fadi Sawaya, Fadi Bitar   +5 more
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Biventricular Repair of Univentricular Heart Lowers Risk of Liver Disease Compared With the Fontan Operation [PDF]

JACC: Advances
Background: The Fontan operation is associated with chronic venous hypertension, liver and renal disease, and several other sequelae. The alterative surgical approach, when feasible, a biventricular conversion (BiV), may diminish some of these long-term ...
Muhammad Bakr Ghbeis, MD, Caroline Pane, BS, Rebecca Beroukhim, MD, Eric Feins, MD, Pedro J. del Nido, MD, Lynn A. Sleeper, ScD, Sitaram E. Emani, MD, John N. Kheir, MD   +7 more
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Novel lateral tunnel Fontan operation in children promotes continued pathway growth into adulthoodCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]

JTCVS Techniques
Objective: Most Fontan operation techniques currently used in children are limited by a blood flow pathway with no growth potential. The external pericardial lateral tunnel Fontan is a novel technique using the patient's pedicled pericardium and atrial ...
Mary C. Marciniak, MMS, Rohan Kubba, BS, Jade C. Tran, MD, Gregory J. Jutzy, MD, Jennifer Newcombe, DNP, Anees J. Razzouk, MD, Randall S. Fortuna, MD   +6 more
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Children Surviving Post-Univentricular Repair: Single Center Experience [PDF]

Pediatric Sciences Journal (Egypt), 2023
Background: The children population who underwent single ventricle repair is growing in number with longer follow up periods and increased frequency of complications.
Lamia Abdelrahman Ibrahim, Fatma Al Zahraa Mostafa , Baher Matta Hanna, Noha Ali Abd El Salam   +3 more
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Analysis of Risk Factors and Outcomes of Fontan Procedure in Single Ventricular Repair: A Retrospective Observational Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023
Introduction: The Fontan operation is a surgical technique used to treat cyanotic heart diseases with single ventricle physiology. Although it has undergone several modifications since its inception in 1971, it is still associated with significant ...
Gradlin Roy Justin, Revanth Maramreddy, Sirisha Peesapati, Sachin Mahajan   +3 more
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Characteristics and Survival Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After the Fontan Operation. [PDF]

JACC: Advances
Wayne J Franklin
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The complication of Fontan procedure using extracardiac conduit

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2021
Background: Recently, Fontan operation using extracardiac conduit (EC) has grown to be the most common procedure. However, as the existing history is relatively short, prevalence rates of complications have not been clarified.
Yoshihiko Kodama, Shinichiro Oda, Shintaro Umemoto, Ayako Kuraoka, Yuichi Ishikawa, Makoto Nakamura, Toshihide Nakano, Hideaki Kado, Ichiro Sakamoto, Kisho Ohtani, Tomomi Ide, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Koichi Sagawa   +12 more
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