Fontan Procedure

"Fontan Procedure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A procedure in which total right atrial or total caval blood flow is channeled directly into the pulmonary artery or into a small right ventricle that serves only as a conduit. The principal congenital malformations for which this operation is useful are TRICUSPID ATRESIA and single ventricle with pulmonary stenosis.

Descriptor ID	D018729
MeSH Number(s)	E04.035.410.295 E04.100.376.410.295 E04.100.376.724.500 E04.100.814.868.875.295 E04.928.220.370.295 E04.928.220.560.500
Concept/Terms	Fontan Procedure Fontan Procedure Procedure, Fontan Stage 3 Norwood Procedure Norwood Procedure, Stage 3 Norwood Procedure, Stage III Fontan Operation Operation, Fontan Stage III Norwood Procedure Hemi-Fontan Procedure Hemi-Fontan Procedure Hemi Fontan Procedure Procedure, Hemi-Fontan Norwood Procedure, Stage 2 Bidirectional Glenn Shunt Bidirectional Glenn Shunts Glenn Shunt, Bidirectional Glenn Shunts, Bidirectional Shunt, Bidirectional Glenn Shunts, Bidirectional Glenn Stage II Norwood Procedure Bidirectional Glenn Procedure Bidirectional Glenn Procedures Glenn Procedure, Bidirectional Glenn Procedures, Bidirectional Procedure, Bidirectional Glenn Procedures, Bidirectional Glenn Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunt Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunts Cavopulmonary Shunt, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunts, Bidirectional Shunt, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunts, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Norwood Procedure, Stage II Stage 2 Norwood Procedure

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fontan Procedure".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Anastomosis, Surgical [E04.035]
Heart Bypass, Right [E04.035.410]
Fontan Procedure [E04.035.410.295]
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100]
Cardiac Surgical Procedures [E04.100.376]
Heart Bypass, Right [E04.100.376.410]
Fontan Procedure [E04.100.376.410.295]
Norwood Procedures [E04.100.376.724]
Fontan Procedure [E04.100.376.724.500]
Vascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100.814]
Vascular Grafting [E04.100.814.868]
Heart Bypass, Right [E04.100.814.868.875]
Fontan Procedure [E04.100.814.868.875.295]
Thoracic Surgical Procedures [E04.928]
Cardiac Surgical Procedures [E04.928.220]
Heart Bypass, Right [E04.928.220.370]
Fontan Procedure [E04.928.220.370.295]
Norwood Procedures [E04.928.220.560]
Fontan Procedure [E04.928.220.560.500]

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Bar chart showing 42 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2006 and 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
1997	3	0	3
1998	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	1	2
2006	4	0	4
2008	1	0	1
2010	2	0	2
2011	1	0	1
2012	2	0	2
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	1	2
2015	4	0	4
2016	1	1	2
2018	1	1	2
2019	3	0	3
2020	2	0	2
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2023	3	0	3
2024	1	0	1

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Yates AR, Hehir DA, Reeder RW, Berger JT, Fernandez R, Frazier AH, Graham K, McQuillen PS, Morgan RW, Nadkarni VM, Naim MY, Palmer CA, Wolfe HA, Berg RA, Sutton RM. Resuscitation arterial waveform quantification and outcomes in pediatric bidirectional Glenn and Fontan patients. Pediatr Res. 2025 May; 97(6):1989-1996.

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Edelson JB, Zak V, Goldberg D, Fleming G, Mackie AS, Patel JK, Files M, Downing T, Richmond M, Acheampong B, Cartoski M, Detterich J, McCrindle B, McHugh K, Hansen JE, Wagner J, Maria MD, Weingarten A, Nowlen T, Yoon JK, Kim GB, Williams R, Whitehill R, Kirkpatrick E, Yin S, Ermis P, Lubert AM, Stylianou M, Freemon D, Hu C, Garuba OD, Frommelt P, Goldstein BH, Paridon S, Garg R. The Effect of Udenafil on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Adolescents With the Fontan Circulation. Am J Cardiol. 2024 01 01; 210:183-187.

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Chaszczewski KJ, Linder JR, Campbell MJ, Convery M, Wang Y, Smith CL, Kozyak BW, Quartermain MD. Novel Utilization of Ultrasound Enhancing Agents in Complex Congenital Heart Disease Following Superior Cavopulmonary Connection. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 05; 36(5):516-522.

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Mantell BS, Azeka E, Cantor RS, Carlo WF, Chrisant M, Dykes JC, Hoffman TM, Kirklin JK, Koehl D, L'Ecuyer TJ, McAllister JM, Prada-Ruiz AC, Richmond ME. The Fontan immunophenotype and post-transplant outcomes in children: A multi-institutional study. Pediatr Transplant. 2023 08; 27(5):e14456.

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Griffiths ER, Lambert LM, Ou Z, Shaaban A, Rezvani M, Carlo WF, Schumacher KR, DiPaola F, O'Connor MJ, Nandi D, Zangwill S, McCulloch MA, Friedland-Little JM, West SC, Lee TM, Alejos JC, Chen S, Molina KM. Fontan-associated liver disease after heart transplant. Pediatr Transplant. 2023 03; 27(2):e14435.

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Davies RR, Lantz Apn JL, Mullowney SK, Butts RJ, Pirolli T, Jaquiss RDB, Sutcliffe DL. Heart Failure After Cavopulmonary Connection: Conversion to Biventricular Circulatory Support. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 09; 112(3):e185-e188.

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Campbell MJ, Quartermain MD, Cohen MS, Faerber J, Okunowo O, Wang Y, Capone V, DiFrancesco J, Mercer-Rosa L, Goldberg DJ. Longitudinal changes in echocardiographic measures of ventricular function after Fontan operation. Echocardiography. 2020 09; 37(9):1443-1448.

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Matoq A, Radtke W. Balloon angioplasty of bidirectional Glenn anastomosis. Cardiol Young. 2020 Oct; 30(10):1452-1457.

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Eckhauser AW, Van Rompay MI, Ravishankar C, Newburger JW, Ram Kumar S, Pizarro C, Ghanayem N, Trachtenberg FL, Burns KM, Hill GD, Atz AM, Hamstra MS, Mazwi M, Park P, Richmond ME, Wolf M, Zampi JD, Jacobs JP, Minich LL. Variation in care for children undergoing the Fontan operation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Cardiol Young. 2019 Dec; 29(12):1510-1516.

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Davies RR. Commentary: The future fourth stage of single-ventricle palliation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 12; 158(6):1639-1640.

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