Extracardiac Fontan Operation Through a Right Thoracotomy

An extracardiac Fontan operation through a right thoracotomy incision is an alternative approach in children who have an ascending aorta that is in close proximity to the sternum, as in aortic atresia or transposed great vessels, and in those who have had prior mediastinitis.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2017-08, Vol.104 (2), p.e147-e149
Hauptverfasser:	Sett, Suvro S., Lafaro, Rocco J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Fontan Procedure - methods Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery Humans Infant, Newborn Male Thoracotomy - methods Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	An extracardiac Fontan operation through a right thoracotomy incision is an alternative approach in children who have an ascending aorta that is in close proximity to the sternum, as in aortic atresia or transposed great vessels, and in those who have had prior mediastinitis.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.017