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.
Also Known As:
Fontan Operation; Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunt; Bidirectional Glenn Procedure; Bidirectional Glenn Shunt; Norwood Procedure, Stage 2; Norwood Procedure, Stage 3; Norwood Procedure, Stage II; Norwood Procedure, Stage III; Stage 2 Norwood Procedure; Stage 3 Norwood Procedure; Stage II Norwood Procedure; Stage III Norwood Procedure; Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunts; Bidirectional Glenn Procedures; Bidirectional Glenn Shunts; Cavopulmonary Shunt, Bidirectional; Circuit, Fontan; Circulation, Fontan; Glenn Procedure, Bidirectional; Glenn Shunt, Bidirectional; Hemi Fontan Procedure; Operation, Fontan; Palliation, Fontan; Procedure, Bidirectional Glenn; Procedure, Fontan; Procedure, Hemi-Fontan; Shunt, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary; Fontan Circuit; Fontan Circulation; Fontan Palliation; Hemi-Fontan Procedure