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Late fenestration of the extracardiac conduit in a Fontan circuit by sequential stent flaring
Author(s) -
Gewillig M.,
Boshoff D.,
Delhaas T.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.20604
Subject(s) - fenestration , medicine , electrical conduit , fontan procedure , stent , cardiology , surgery , heart disease , telecommunications , computer science
Recent Fontan circuits frequently involve an extracardiac conduit. We report on a new technique to create a late fenestration in such an extracardiac circuit by sequential flaring of a stent in the fenestration. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.