Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 11-18, 2011

The Intra/Extracardiac Conduit Fenestrated Fontan

Originally presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Congential Course May 2010 as “Extracardiac vs Intra-atrial Lateral Tunnel Fontan: Extracardiac is Better: No it's not, they both have problems.”

  • Richard A. Jonas

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Richard A. Jonas, MD, Children's National Heart Institute, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010

Chief, Cardiac Surgery, Co-Director, Children's National Heart Institute, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

The intra/extracardiac conduit technique for the Fontan procedure has important advantages relative to the extracardiac conduit. Fenestration is easily achieved and there is less risk of injury to the crista terminalis, so that the risk of late atrial arrhythmias may be reduced.

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PII: S1092-9126(11)00011-1

doi:10.1053/j.pcsu.2011.01.010

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 11-18, 2011

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