title: Fontan operation and the single ventricle.
abstract: The Fontan operation has gone through multiple incarnations since Fontan and Baudet's initial description in 1971. Through the medical dossier of a patient with a single ventricle, we plot the history of medical, surgical, and percutaneous interventions over the past 40 years, specifically focusing on the Fontan procedure, its development, indications, sequelae, and complications. Cardiac computed tomography with angiography is highlighted as a noninvasive imaging tool for the evaluation of the complex Fontan circulation.
authors: Ahmanson-UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. JAboulhosn@mednet.ucla.edu
authors: Jamil A
authors: JA
authors: AboulHosn
authors: David M
authors: DM
authors: Shavelle
authors: Yelba
authors: Y
authors: Castellon
authors: John Michael
authors: JM
authors: Criley
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Plunkett
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Pelikan
authors: Howard
authors: H
authors: Dinh
authors: John S
authors: JS
authors: Child
mesh_terms: D000790:Angiocardiography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000209:etiology; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed