One-stage unifocalization followed by staged Fontan operation
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Fontan operation.
D uring the past 4 decades, the Fontan operation has been carried out as a surgical treatment in patients with tricuspid atresia. Over the years, it has become established as a revolutionary therapy in patients with univentricular heart physiology. Many experimental and clinical studies have been performed with a view to understanding the Fontan circulation; in consequence, the operation has un...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1569-9293
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.148270