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Extra cardiac Fontan without cardiopulmonary bypass: techniques and early results

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Extracardiac Fontan is currently the preferred final palliation for patients with a univentricular heart. The operation is commonly performed on Cardiopulmonary bypass on a beating heart. In this review, we discuss a protocol for successfully performing this operation without cardiopulmonary bypass. The advantages and pitfalls of this technique are briefly discussed.

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    Sachin Talwar, Subramanian Muthukkumaran, Neeti Makhija, Suruchi Hasija, Palleti Rajashekar, Shiv Kumar Choudhary & Balram Airan

  2. Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Sachin Talwar

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Talwar, S., Muthukkumaran, S., Makhija, N. et al. Extra cardiac Fontan without cardiopulmonary bypass: techniques and early results. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 29, 174–183 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-013-0229-x

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