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Fontan procedure

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procedure /pro·ce·dure/ (pro-se´jer) the manner of performing something; a method or technique.
arterial switch procedure  a one-step method for correction of transposition of the great arteries.
Burch procedure  a type of bladder neck suspension.
endocardial resection procedure  (ERP) surgical removal of a portion of left ventricular endocardium and underlying myocardium containing an arrhythmogenic area from the base of an aneurysm or infarction in order to relieve ventricular tachycardia associated with ischemic heart disease.
Fontan procedure  functional correction of tricuspid atresia by anastomosis of, or insertion of a nonvalved prosthesis between, the right atrium and pulmonary artery with closure of the interatrial communication.
Pereyra procedure  a type of bladder neck suspension.

Fontan procedure [faw-tah´]
functional correction of a tricuspid atresia by anastomosis of, or insertion of a nonvalved prosthesis between, the right atrium and the pulmonary artery with closure of the interatrial communication.

Fontan procedure
a method for repair of pulmonic stenosis in which a valved conduit is placed between the right atrium and the pulmonic artery.


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had previously undergone all three stages of the Fontan procedure at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, but developed severe complications.
Introduction The Fontan procedure and its several modifications have been successfully used in palliation of functionally univentricular hearts.
The Fontan procedure (consisting of three surgical procedures), was employed to correct the defect.
 
 
 
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