Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 55-59 , 2010

Use of a Fenestration Should be Routine During the Fontan Procedure: PRO

  • Scott M. Bradley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Scott M. Bradley, MD, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, CSB 424, 96 Jonathan Lucas St., Charleston, SC 29425

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PII: S1092-9126(10)00005-0

doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2010.01.004

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 55-59 , 2010

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