Modified Fontan Procedure Using a Retroaortic Atriopulmonary Anastomosis
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
- Vol. 32 (06) , 392-394
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1023433
Abstract
In the Fontan Operation and numerous of its modifications for hemodynamic correction of tricuspid atresia, extraanatomical conduits placed anteriorly are inevitably at particular risk of obstruction. This report describes the construction of a direct retroaortic left atriopulmonary anastomosis supplemented by an intraatrial rerouting of the systemic venous return. Hemodynamic considerations and growth potential may render this method suitable for primary intracardiac repair at all ages.Keywords
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