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Fontan completion without surgery.

Mark Galantowicz·John P Cheatham
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An ideal Fontan procedure would minimize complications while maximizing flow dynamics through the circuit. We report our early experience with a new combined surgical/transcatheter approach which enables a nonoperative, transcatheter Fontan completion. The conceptual rationale of this management strategy, as well as surgical and catheterization techniques, are discussed.

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Mark Galantowicz, John P Cheatham. 2004. Fontan completion without surgery.. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.pcsu.2004.02.006

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