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HEMI-FONTAN PROCEDURE
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Descriptor
English
:
Fontan Procedure
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Procedimiento de Fontan
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Técnica de Fontan
Synonyms
English
:
Fontan Operation
Hemi-Fontan Procedure
Tree Number:
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
Definition
English
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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.
History Note
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Allowable Qualifiers
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AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ED
education
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
RH
rehabilitation
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
32248
Unique Identifier:
D018729
Occurrence in VHL
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