- Fontan procedure
- Fon·tan procedure (fawn-tahґ) [Franзois Maurice Fontan, French heart surgeon, born 1929] see under procedure.
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Fontan procedure
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Fontan procedure — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = ICD10 = ICD9 = 35.94 MeshID = D018729 OtherCodes = The Fontan procedure is a palliative surgical procedure used in children with complex congenital heart defects. It involves diverting the venous… … Wikipedia
Fontan procedure — functional correction of tricuspid atresia by anastomosis of, or insertion of a nonvalved prosthesis between, the right atrium and the pulmonary artery with closure of the interatrial communication; it is also used in other selected congenital… … Medical dictionary
procedure — Act or conduct of diagnosis, treatment, or operation. SEE ALSO: method, operation, technique. back table p. p. performed on an organ that has been removed from a patient before it is replaced. Batista p … Medical dictionary
Fontan — Francois M., French thoracic surgeon, *1929. See F. procedure, F. operation … Medical dictionary
Norwood procedure — Intervention Diagram of a healthy heart and one suffering from Hypoplastic left heart syndrome. In the heart on the right, note the near absence of the left ventricle, which normally provides systemic circulation. In the Norwood procedur … Wikipedia
Minimaze procedure — Intervention ICD 9 CM 37.33 The mini maze procedures are cardiac surgery procedures intended to cure atrial fibrillation (AF), a common disturbance of heart rhythm. They are procedures derived from the original maze proce … Wikipedia
Jatene procedure — Intervention ICD 9 CM 35.84 The Jatene procedure, or arterial switch, is an open heart surgical procedure used to correct dextro transposition of the great arteries (d TGA); its development was … Wikipedia
Dor procedure — In 1985, Vincent Dor, MD, introduced endoventricular circular patch plasty (EVCPP), or the Dor procedure, as a viable method for restoring a dilated left ventricle to its normal, elliptical geometry. The Dor procedure, which uses a circular… … Wikipedia
Mustard procedure — Intervention ICD 9 CM 35.91 The Mustard procedure was developed in 1963 by Dr. William Mustard at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Mustard, with support … Wikipedia
Cox maze procedure — Intervention ICD 9 CM 37.33 The Cox maze procedure is a type of heart surgery for atrial fibrillation. Maze refers to the series of incisions arranged in a maze like pattern in the … Wikipedia
