Fontan Procedure

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"Fontan Procedure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A procedure in which total right atrial or total caval blood flow is channeled directly into the pulmonary artery or into a small right ventricle that serves only as a conduit. The principal congenital malformations for which this operation is useful are TRICUSPID ATRESIA and single ventricle with pulmonary stenosis.

Descriptor ID	D018729
MeSH Number(s)	E04.035.410.295 E04.100.376.410.295 E04.100.376.724.500 E04.100.814.868.875.295 E04.928.220.370.295 E04.928.220.560.500
Concept/Terms	Fontan Procedure Fontan Procedure Procedure, Fontan Stage 3 Norwood Procedure Norwood Procedure, Stage 3 Norwood Procedure, Stage III Fontan Operation Operation, Fontan Stage III Norwood Procedure Hemi-Fontan Procedure Hemi-Fontan Procedure Hemi Fontan Procedure Procedure, Hemi-Fontan Norwood Procedure, Stage 2 Bidirectional Glenn Shunt Bidirectional Glenn Shunts Glenn Shunt, Bidirectional Glenn Shunts, Bidirectional Shunt, Bidirectional Glenn Shunts, Bidirectional Glenn Stage II Norwood Procedure Bidirectional Glenn Procedure Bidirectional Glenn Procedures Glenn Procedure, Bidirectional Glenn Procedures, Bidirectional Procedure, Bidirectional Glenn Procedures, Bidirectional Glenn Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunt Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunts Cavopulmonary Shunt, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunts, Bidirectional Shunt, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunts, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Norwood Procedure, Stage II Stage 2 Norwood Procedure

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fontan Procedure".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Anastomosis, Surgical [E04.035]
Heart Bypass, Right [E04.035.410]
Fontan Procedure [E04.035.410.295]
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100]
Cardiac Surgical Procedures [E04.100.376]
Heart Bypass, Right [E04.100.376.410]
Fontan Procedure [E04.100.376.410.295]
Norwood Procedures [E04.100.376.724]
Fontan Procedure [E04.100.376.724.500]
Vascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100.814]
Vascular Grafting [E04.100.814.868]
Heart Bypass, Right [E04.100.814.868.875]
Fontan Procedure [E04.100.814.868.875.295]
Thoracic Surgical Procedures [E04.928]
Cardiac Surgical Procedures [E04.928.220]
Heart Bypass, Right [E04.928.220.370]
Fontan Procedure [E04.928.220.370.295]
Norwood Procedures [E04.928.220.560]
Fontan Procedure [E04.928.220.560.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2005	1	1
2009	1	1
2011	1	1

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Wu FM, Valente AM, Nigrovic PA, Rutherford AE, Singh MN. Intraperitoneal corticosteroids for recurrent ascites in patients with Fontan circulation: Initial clinical experience. J Card Surg. 2021 Feb; 36(2):735-738.

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Pina LM, Dong X, Zhang L, Samtani MN, Michelson AD, Justino H, Bonnet D, Harris KC, Jefferies J, McCrindle BW, Li JS. Rivaroxaban, a direct Factor Xa inhibitor, versus acetylsalicylic acid as thromboprophylaxis in children post-Fontan procedure: Rationale and design of a prospective, randomized trial (the UNIVERSE study). Am Heart J. 2019 07; 213:97-104.

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Rajpal S, Opotowsky AR, Rutherford A, Wu F. Hemodynamic Effects of Paracentesis in a Patient With a Fontan Circulation. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2019 05; 10(3):357-359.

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Egbe AC, Driscoll DJ, Khan AR, Said SS, Akintoye E, Berganza FM, Connolly HM. Cardiopulmonary exercise test in adults with prior Fontan operation: The prognostic value of serial testing. Int J Cardiol. 2017 May 15; 235:6-10.

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Jolley M, Colan SD, Rhodes J, DiNardo J. Fontan physiology revisited. Anesth Analg. 2015 Jul; 121(1):172-182.

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Nathan AS, Loukas B, Moko L, Wu F, Rhodes J, Rathod RH, Systrom DM, Ubeda Tikkanen A, Shafer K, Lewis GD, Landzberg MJ, Opotowsky AR. Exercise oscillatory ventilation in patients with Fontan physiology. Circ Heart Fail. 2015 Mar; 8(2):304-11.

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Opotowsky AR, Landzberg MJ, Earing MG, Wu FM, Triedman JK, Casey A, Ericson DA, Systrom D, Paridon SM, Rhodes J. Abnormal spirometry after the Fontan procedure is common and associated with impaired aerobic capacity. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2014 Jul 01; 307(1):H110-7.

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Rhodes J, Ubeda-Tikkanen A, Clair M, Fernandes SM, Graham DA, Milliren CE, Daly KP, Mullen MP, Landzberg MJ. Effect of inhaled iloprost on the exercise function of Fontan patients: a demonstration of concept. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 03; 168(3):2435-40.

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Rhodes J, Margossian R, Sleeper LA, Barker P, Bradley TJ, Lu M, Fogel M, Harris MA, Lai WW, Powell AJ, Puchalski MD, Shirali G, Colan SD. Non-geometric echocardiographic indices of ventricular function in patients with a Fontan circulation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011 Nov; 24(11):1213-9.

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ElMallah MK, Prabhakaran S, Chesrown SE. Plastic bronchitis: resolution after heart transplantation. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2011 Aug; 46(8):824-5.

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