Preferred Label : Fontan procedure;
Definition : 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. [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0190010;
Origin ID : RID1571;
UMLS CUI : C0190010;
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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. [MeSH]
