Fontan completion without surgery
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Fontan completion without surgery.
OBJECTIVE There are several modifications introduced in the preparation for a subsequent non-surgical transcatheter completion of the Fontan procedure. We report our experience with one type of the modification and the short-term results following its implementation. METHODS During bidirectional cavopulmonary connection (BCPC) an intra-atrial lateral tunnel is additionally created, as intende...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1010-7940
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.03.039