title: An alternative method to fenestrate the extracardiac fontan conduit in a patient with atrial situs inversus and levocardia.
abstract: This report describes the technique to fenestrate the extracardiac Fontan conduit without cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with levocardia and atrial situs inversus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, USA.
authors.forename: Vinay M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Tak
authors.forename: Saadeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Jureidini
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Balfour
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hohenberg
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kountzman
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fiore
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007979:Levocardia / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male