Fontan Procedure

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

Operative Surgical Procedures: 34913
- Surgical Anastomosis: 153
  - Right Heart Bypass: 341
    - Fontan Procedure: 2256
- Thoracic Surgical Procedures: 98
  - Cardiac Surgical Procedures: 404
    - Norwood Procedures: 525
      - Fontan Procedure: 2256
    - Right Heart Bypass: 341
      - Fontan Procedure: 2256
- Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures: 39
  - Vascular Surgical Procedures: 4113
    - Vascular Grafting: 54
      - Right Heart Bypass: 341
        Fontan Procedure: 2256
  - Cardiac Surgical Procedures: 404
    - Norwood Procedures: 525
      - Fontan Procedure: 2256
    - Right Heart Bypass: 341
      - Fontan Procedure: 2256

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