New extension of the Fontan principle: inferior vena cava-pulmonary artery bridge operation.
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New extension of the Fontan principle: inferior vena cava-pulmonary artery bridge operation.
A new modification of the Fontan operation for complex cardiac anomalies is described. The technique comprises superior vena cava-pulmonary artery anastomosis and inferior vena cava-pulmonary artery bridging via a composite conduit connected to the inferior vena cava via the right atrium, totally excluding the right heart. The procedure was applied to a patient with complex cardiac abnormalitie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.43.12.1022