Fontan completion without surgery.
An ideal Fontan procedure would minimize complications while maximizing flow dynamics through the circuit. We report our early experience with a new combined surgical/transcatheter approach which enables a nonoperative, transcatheter Fontan completion. The conceptual rationale of this management strategy, as well as surgical and catheterization techniques, are discussed.
Galantowicz
Mark
M
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Center, Columbus Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
Cheatham
John P
JP
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000379:methods*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome