Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 57-62 , January 2000

The role of the Fontan procedure in the surgical treatment of congenital heart malformations with double-outlet right ventricle

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Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 57-62 , January 2000

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