About The Medical Condition Fontan Procedure

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Fontan Procedure

Fontan Procedure Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Fontan Procedure Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Fontan Procedure?

A procedure in which total right atrial or total caval blood flow is channeled directly into the pulmonary artery or into a small right ventricle that serves only as a conduit. The principal congenital malformations for which this operation is useful are TRICUSPID ATRESIA and single ventricle with pulmonary stenosis.

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