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Congenital Cardiac Expert Techniques

Modified Fontan

By Glenn J. Pelletier, MD and Marshall L. Jacobs, MD

The completion Fontan operation is, as the name implies, the final stage of palliation for patients who have had previous surgery to address various types of single ventricle congenital heart disease.

- Congenital Expert Techniques-

Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis: The Hemi-Fontan and Bidirectional Glenn by Glenn J. Pelletier, MD and Marshall L. Jacobs, MD
27-September-2006

Aortic Translocation for TGA with VSD and PS by Victor O. Morell, MD
11-November-2005

Brom Aoroplasty for Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis by Carl L. Backer, MD
09-March-2005

"Sutureless" Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Repair by Christopher A. Caldarone, MD
09-June-2004

Aortic Implantation for Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery by Carl L. Backer, MD and Constantine Mavroudis, MD
14-May-2003

Repair of Infantile Aortic Coarctation and Transverse Arch Hypoplasia with Resection and Extended End to Undersurface of Aortic Arch Anastomosis by Dennis M. Mello, MD and Gary S. Kopf, MD
05-December-2002

PTFE Monocusp Valve for RVOT Reconstruction by Mark W. Turrentine, MD
09-January-2002

CONGENITAL TECHNIQUES EDITOR
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The techniques described reflect the opinion of the individual authors. Other experts may perform the same surgery differently.

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