Medical Definition of Fontan operation
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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.
(08 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fontan Operation
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