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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 48, 654-659, Copyright © 1989 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Prevalence of reoperation for pathway obstruction after Fontan operation

G Fernandez, F Costa, F Fontan, DC Naftel, EH Blackstone and JW Kirklin
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hopital Cardiologique du Haut- Leveque, Bordeaux, France.

Among 334 patients undergoing the Fontan operation at two institutions and followed for a long time, freedom from reoperation for Fontan pathway obstruction was 99% at 1 year after operation and 96%, 86%, and 59%, respectively, at 5, 10, and 15 years after operation. The hazard function for reoperation had an initial very rapidly declining phase and a second phase that was still rising 15 years after operation. Twelve (17%; confidence limits [CL], 13% to 23%) of 69 patients with a right atrial to right ventricular conduit (valved or nonvalved) connection underwent reoperation for pathway obstruction, whereas only 2 (4%; CL, 1% to 10%) of 45 patients with a direct connection to the right ventricle required reoperation. Five (8%; CL, 4% to 13%) of 65 patients with a right atrial to pulmonary artery conduit connection required reoperation for pathway obstruction, and only 2 (1.3%; CL, 0.4% to 3%) of 155 patients with a direct right atrial to pulmonary artery connection required reoperation. These findings have implications as to the optimal technique of the Fontan operation and also as to use of an intraatrial tunnel as part of the repair.

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