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Case Reports
. 2013 Dec 1;82(7):E893-7.
doi: 10.1002/ccd.24750. Epub 2013 May 15.

De novo fenestration of extra-cardiac Fontan Goretex conduit assisted by Inoue balloon

Saurabh Kumar Gupta  1 , Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Shyam S Kothari
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De novo fenestration of extra-cardiac Fontan Goretex conduit assisted by Inoue balloon

Saurabh Kumar Gupta et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. .

Abstract

De novo fenestration of Goretex conduit of extra-cardiac total cavopulmonary connection in the postoperative period is challenging, and is rarely reported. We report a 17-year-old boy with failing Fontan circuit in whom fenestration was created, aided by an Inoue balloon.

Keywords: Fontan circulation; fenestration; total cavopulmonary connection.

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