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[Fontan operation; progress in the methodology and its outcome]
H Ichikawa1, S Ohtake, N Fukushima
1Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
Kyobu Geka. the Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery
|April 19, 2003
Abstract:
In recent years, the outcome of the Fontan-type operation has markedly improved by the application of total cavopulmonary connection method, the staged strategy to reach Fontan operation and the application of fenestration. In this report, the histological aspect of the changes in the operative techniques and the long term outcome in our institution are described.