Fontan completion: Intracardiac tunnel or extracardiac conduit?

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-29

  Vouhe P R ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Fontan circulation; Functioning single ventricle

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 0035129642     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-9912     Document Type: Article

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