BACKGROUND: Expensive devices are increasingly used to close a patent fenestration
after a modified Fontan operation. We report our 5-year institutional experience of clipped …

The objective of this study was to report the outcome of fenestration closure using either an
Amplatzer Vascular Plug I or detachable coils in patients undergoing extracardiac Fontan …

Background Fenestration of the Fontan circulation that results in a residual right-to-left shunt
has improved operative survival rates among high-risk patients. Late closure of the …

We report our experience in 13 patients who underwent transcatheter closure of Fontan
fenestration with the Cook® detachable coils. These patients underwent the extracardiac …

As the extracardiac Fontan operation evolves, a reliable method for creating and
subsequently closing communications between the systemic and pulmonary venous …

Since the late 1980 s, essentially all Fontan operations at Children's Hospital Boston have
been done using a fenestrated technique. The rationale behind this modification is as …

A fenestration may improve the immediate postoperative course after a Fontan procedure by
preserving the cardiac output. We describe a simple and safe technique of fenestration …

Abstract Three patients (ages 3, 5, and 8 years) with various forms of functionally
univentricular heart lesions received a total cavopulmonary connection with an extracardiac …

We report the successful use of the Amplatzer duct occluder for the delayed closure of the
fenestration in three patients who underwent an extracardiac modified Fontan procedure. At …

An ideal Fontan procedure would minimize complications while maximizing flow dynamics
through the circuit. We report our early experience with a new combined …