English Explanatory Dictionary

Fontan procedure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A palliative surgical procedure used in children with complex congenital heart defects. It involves diverting the venous blood from the right atrium to the pulmonary arteries without passing through the morphologic right ventricle.

Word forms

Fontan procedure Fontan procedures

Etymology

Initially described in 1971 by Dr. Francois Marie Fontan and Dr. Guillermo Kreutzer.

Synonyms

Fontan Kreutzer procedure
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