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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:1042-1044
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Successful Single-Lung Fontan Operation in an Adult: 5-Year Follow-Up

Abdulaziz Al-Khaldi, MDa, Edgar G. Chedrawy, MDa, Christo I. Tchervenkov, MDa,*, Dominique Shum-Tim, MDa

a Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Accepted for publication September 8, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Tchervenkov, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Room C-829, The Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper St, Montreal, QC H3H 1P3, Canada
christo.tchervenkov{at}muhc.mcgill.ca

We report a case of a 20-year-old man with a functional single left ventricle who underwent a successful Fontan operation into a single left pulmonary artery, the right pulmonary artery being atretic. The literature of a single-lung Fontan procedure is also reviewed.




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