Late fenestration of the extracardiac conduit in a Fontan circuit by sequential stent flaring.
Recent Fontan circuits frequently involve an extracardiac conduit. We report on a new technique to create a late fenestration in such an extracardiac circuit by sequential flaring of a stent in the fenestration.
Gewillig
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Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium. marc.gewillig@uzleuven.be
Boshoff
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Delhaas
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D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011677:Punctures; D015607:Stents
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene