Massive intrahepatic shunting seen as severe cyanosis after the Fontan procedure in heterotaxy syndrome

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 608-611

  Erickson, Lars C ^a   Lopez, Alejandro ^a   Vlahakes, Gus J ^a   King, Mary Etta ^a   Doody, Daniel P ^b   Lang, Peter ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLALOCK TAUSSIG ANASTOMOSIS; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING;

EID: 0029917934     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90546-3     Document Type: Article

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