About The Medical Condition Operation, Fontan
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Operation, Fontan
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Operation, Fontan?
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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