Preferred Label : norwood procedures;
MeSH definition : A set of surgical procedures performed to establish sufficient outflow to the systemic
circulation in individuals with univentricular congenital heart malformations, such
as HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME, and MITRAL VALVE atresia, associated with systemic
outflow obstruction. Follow-on surgeries may be performed and consist of a HEMI-FONTAN
PROCEDURE as the stage 2 Norwood procedure and a FONTAN PROCEDURE as the stage 3 Norwood
procedure.;
MeSH synonym : procedure, norwood; procedures, norwood; norwood procedure;
CISMeF synonym : Norwood;
MeSH hyponym : norwood operation; Norwood Operations; Operation, Norwood; Operations, Norwood; Stage I Norwood Procedure; Stage 1 Norwood Procedure; Norwood Procedure, Stage 1; Norwood Procedure, Stage I;
MeSH annotation : NORWOOD PROCEDURE, STAGE 2 and NORWOOD PROCEDURE, STAGE 3 see FONTAN PROCEDURE are
also available;
Origin ID : D058327;
UMLS CUI : C2242650;
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A set of surgical procedures performed to establish sufficient outflow to the systemic
circulation in individuals with univentricular congenital heart malformations, such
as HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME, and MITRAL VALVE atresia, associated with systemic
outflow obstruction. Follow-on surgeries may be performed and consist of a HEMI-FONTAN
PROCEDURE as the stage 2 Norwood procedure and a FONTAN PROCEDURE as the stage 3 Norwood
procedure.
