title: Surgical correction of scoliosis in children with congenital heart failure (Fontan circulation): case report and literature review.
abstract: Patients with Fontan circulation represent a significant cardiorespiratory risk during spinal surgery. We report about two patients with severe scoliosis and Fontan circulation and their successful operative treatment. The case report will be compared with the national and international literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany. carmen.leichtle@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: Carmen I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Leichtle
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumpf
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gass
authors.forename: Eckhard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niemeyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000151:congenital* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators / Q000592:standards; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome