Successful single lung fontan operation in 2 children: case reports.
We report on 2 children, aged 3 and 4 years, with single ventricle physiology who underwent Fontan operation in the presence of a single right lung successfully with good midterm outcome. Therefore, the absence of one lung is not a contraindication for a Fontan palliation in selected patients with optimal hemodynamics.
Schmauss
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany. Daniel.Schmauss@med.uni-muenchen.de
Kaczmarek
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Sachweh
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Kozlik-Feldmann
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Sodian
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Deutsch
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Reichart
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Daebritz
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000379:methods*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome