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Physiological Fontan Procedure [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019
Objective: The conventional Fontan circulation deviates the superior vena cava (SVC = 1/3 of the systemic venous return) toward the right lung (3/5 of total lung volume) and the inferior vena cava (IVC = 2/3 of the systemic venous return) toward the left
Antonio F. Corno, Matt J. Owen, Andrea Cangiani, Edward J. C. Hall, Aldo Rona, Aldo Rona   +5 more
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A case report of Fontan procedure-related hepatocellular carcinoma: pure laparoscopic approach by low and stable pneumoperitoneum

BMC Surgery, 2020
Background The Fontan procedure has become the standard operation for patients with single ventricle physiology. Due to cardiac hypokinesis and high central venous pressure, laparoscopic approach, especially in hepatectomy, was considered as ...
Yuki Yokota, Takehiro Noda, Shogo Kobayashi, Kenichi Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Sakano, Yoshifumi Iwagami, Yoshito Tomimaru, Hirofumi Akita, Kunihito Gotoh, Koji Umeshita, Yuichiro Doki, Hidetoshi Eguchi   +11 more
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Thromboprophylaxis for Children Post-Fontan Procedure: Insights From the UNIVERSE Study. [PDF]

J Am Heart Assoc, 2021
Background Patients with single‐ventricle physiology who undergo the Fontan procedure are at risk for thrombotic events associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
McCrindle BW, Michelson AD, Van Bergen AH, Suzana Horowitz E, Pablo Sandoval J, Justino H, Harris KC, Jefferies JL, Miriam Pina L, Peluso C, Nessel K, Lu W, Li JS, UNIVERSE Study Investigators *.   +13 more
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Diastolic Dysfunction With Preserved Ejection Fraction After the Fontan Procedure. [PDF]

J Am Heart Assoc, 2022
Background Heart failure phenotyping in single‐ventricle Fontan patients is challenging, particularly in patients with normal ejection fraction (EF). The objective of this study was to identify Fontan patients with abnormal diastolic function, who are ...
Chowdhury SM, Graham EM, Taylor CL, Savage A, McHugh KE, Gaydos S, Nutting AC, Zile MR, Atz AM.   +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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The Fontan procedure in adults [PDF]

Heart, 2001
SETTING Tertiary adult congenital cardiac referral centre. DESIGN Retrospective cross sectional analysis. OBJECTIVES To report our 20 year experience with adult Fontan operations ...
G R, Veldtman, A, Nishimoto, S, Siu, M, Freeman, P M, Fredriksen, M A, Gatzoulis, W G, Williams, G D, Webb   +7 more
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Value of Follow-Up N-Terminal Probrain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) after a Modified Fontan Procedure

Cardiology Research and Practice, 2021
Objective. To assess the value of N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in short-term and long-term follow-up after a modified Fontan procedure. Methods.
Jianbin Li, Li Ma, Minghui Zou, Wenlei Li, Xinxin Chen, Yanqin Cui, Xiaoyan Hu   +6 more
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The Fontan procedure is no longer the last operation. [PDF]

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg, 2022
Venna A, d'Udekem Y.
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“Laparoscopic pyeloplasty for treating ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a patient with Fontan physiology: The first case described in literature”

Urology Case Reports, 2023
The Fontan procedure is a palliative operation for patients with single ventricle congenital heart disease. In this case-report, we present the case of a 36-years-old man, with Fontan physiology and ureteropelvic junction obstruction, undergoing ...
Theodoros Spinos, Nikolaos Grivas, Ioannis Katafigiotis, Ioannis Leotsakos, Dimitrios Ermidis, Markos Karavitakis   +5 more
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Thrombosis and thromboprophylactic strategies in the adult with Fontan circulation

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2020
The Fontan procedure has evolved into the treatment of choice for infants with single ventricle physiology. The procedure and its modifications have extended survival of such patients into adulthood.
Diamantis Kosmidis, Alexandra Arvanitaki, Anastasios Kartas, Haralambos Karvounis, George Giannakoulas   +4 more
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