title: Prevention of Right Pulmonary Artery Stenosis in Fontan Circulation: The Melbourne Modification of T-Fontan Operation.
abstract: Currently, the extracardiac Fontan operation is a procedure of choice in patients undergoing a staged palliation for univentricular hearts. However, it is not always easy to prevent the right pulmonary artery twisting after implantation of the extracardiac conduit. Herein, we described a simple modification, which we referred to as T-Fontan procedure, to prevent right pulmonary artery stenosis after extracardiac Fontan operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Electronic address: igor.konstantinov@rch.org.au.
authors.forename: Igor E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Konstantinov
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
authors.forename: Phillip S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Naimo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: d'Udekem
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000071079:Stenosis, Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Fontan operation; Pulmonary artery stenosis