Open AccessHepatic pathology in patients after Fontan operation
Author(s) -
Yu-Chieh Chen,
KenPen Weng,
YuHsiang Kuan,
Bo-Hau Chen,
KaiSheng Hsieh,
I-Hsin Tai,
Shih-Hui Huang,
Hongzhuang Peng,
JerShyung Huang,
MingHo Wu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000185
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , fontan procedure , intensive care medicine , cardiology , heart disease
Hepatic dysfunction is an important long-term complication in Fontan patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the hepatic computed tomography (CT) findings after Fontan surgery and identify their association with clinical parameters.