Glossary
- Fontan operation
- Alternative Terms: -
Operation to separate deoxygenated from oxygenated blood in heart defects where just just one main chamber is present. A connection is created from the right atrium or main veins directly to the pulmonary artery
Author(s): Kinderherzstiftung, Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Sticker, Hermine Nock
Reviewed by: Professor Dr Hedwig Hövels-Gürich
Last updated: 2009-04-28
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