{"title":"Cardiac Transplantation of the Fontan Patient with a Prior Norwood Procedure","authors":"Ronald K. Woods , Michael E. Mitchell","doi":"10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2022.07.004","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Single-ventricle palliation<span> starting with a Norwood procedure which culminates in a failed Fontan palliation poses certain unique operative challenges for </span></span>cardiac transplantation. In this manuscript, we describe some of these challenges and our particular approach in management.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35965,"journal":{"name":"Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1522294222000721","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Single-ventricle palliation starting with a Norwood procedure which culminates in a failed Fontan palliation poses certain unique operative challenges for cardiac transplantation. In this manuscript, we describe some of these challenges and our particular approach in management.
期刊介绍:
Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery provides richly illustrated articles on techniques in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery written by renowned surgeons. Each issue presents cardiothoracic topics in adult cardiac, congenital, and general thoracic surgery. Each specialty of interest to the thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon is explored through two different approaches to a specific surgical challenge. Each article is thoroughly illustrated with original line drawings, actual intraoperative photos, and supporting tables and graphs.