The failing Fontan with atrial flutter: a successful surgical option

Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Nov;68(5):1845-8. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00750-x.

Abstract

Two successful cases of eliminated atrial flutter and improved clinical status for Fontan patients are presented. An operation combining introduction of an extracardiac conduit for the Fontan connection, to direct all systemic venous blood away from the atrium, and atrial pathway division and cryoablation, is a useful surgical option for failing Fontan patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Atrial Flutter / surgery*
  • Cryosurgery
  • Female
  • Fontan Procedure*
  • Heart Atria / surgery
  • Humans
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery*
  • Reoperation
  • Treatment Failure