Extracardiac complications of the Fontan circuit.

Abstract

The Fontan operation is the primary surgical procedure used in the palliation of patients with univentricular cardiac physiology. With improved survival of children with congenital heart disease, long-term complications of the Fontan circuit are being encountered more frequently. Radiologists are more likely to see both the cardiac and extracardiac complications of the Fontan circuit. Awareness of the common extracardiac complications in children with failing Fontan circuits will aid the radiologist in making the appropriate diagnosis and guide the cardiologist caring for these patients.

• Authors: Geetika Khanna, Sanjeev Bhalla, Rajesh Krishnamurthy, Charles Canter
• Journal: Pediatric radiology (Pediatr Radiol) Vol. 42 Issue 2 Pg. 233-41 (Feb 2012) ISSN: 1432-1998 [Electronic] Germany
• PMID: 21863291 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Arteriovenous Malformations (diagnosis)
• Bronchitis (diagnosis)
• Child
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Fontan Procedure
• Heart Defects, Congenital (surgery)
• Humans
• Liver Diseases (diagnosis)
• Postoperative Complications (diagnosis)
• Protein-Losing Enteropathies (diagnosis)
• Thromboembolism (diagnosis)
• Young Adult