title: Stent therapy for acute and chronic obstructions in extracardiac Fontan conduits.
abstract: We describe transcatheter therapy for early onset occlusion or stenoses of extracardiac conduits in three children who had undergone Fontan completion. Successful stent implantation was associated with complete resolution of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Heart Center, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. n.sreeram@uni-koeln.de
authors.forename: Narayanswami
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sreeram
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emmel
authors.forename: Gerardus
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bennink
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000379:methods*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome