Off-pump extracardiac Fontan completion: Surgical technique and pitfalls

Sameh Said; Gamal Marey

doi:10.1510/mmcts.2021.004

Off-pump extracardiac Fontan completion: Surgical technique and pitfalls

Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Jan 28:2021. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2021.004.

Authors

Sameh Said¹, Gamal Marey¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Masonic Children's Hospital University of Minnesota 2450 Riverside Ave S Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

PMID: 33577147
DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2021.004

Abstract

Completion of the extracardiac Fontan procedure is the final palliative stage for treating a functional single ventricle. It has been associated with a smaller incidence of atrial arrhythmias and more laminar flow in the Fontan pathway. We present our technique for the off-pump extracardiac Fontan procedure.

Keywords: Extracardiac Fontan; Fontan procedure; Off-pump; Single ventricle.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Female
Fontan Procedure / methods*
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
Humans
Treatment Outcome