"Fontan procedure" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Fontan procedures [plural]
Etymology: Initially described in 1971 by Dr. Francois Marie Fontan and Dr. Guillermo Kreutzer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Fontan procedure (plural Fontan procedures)
  1. A palliative surgical procedure used in children with complex congenital heart defects. It involves diverting the venous blood from the right atrium to the pulmonary arteries without passing through the morphologic right ventricle. Synonyms: Fontan, Kreutzer procedure
    Sense id: en-Fontan_procedure-en-noun-~NlZ3cqD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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