CIRCULATION CONTROL
Print ISSN : 0389-1844
Successful redo Fontan completion following Fontan takedown-report of a case-
Kentaro UmezuTakamasa TakeuchiYorikazu HaradaToru OkamuraShizuya ShintomiiSatoshi Yasukochi
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Keywords: takedown
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2019 Volume 40 Issue 1 Pages 31-34

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Abstract
Currently, staged Fontan operation in patients with functional single ventricle has been established, however, there exist several failure cases from Fontan track and whose clinical course is not fully understood yet. Although Fontan takedown has been previously described, indication for redo Fontan is clinical issue of Importance and remains controversies. We present a case in which successful redo Fontan completion after meticulous eradicating of collateral vessels following Fontan takedown.
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