Fontan Procedure

"Fontan Procedure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A procedure in which total right atrial or total caval blood flow is channeled directly into the pulmonary artery or into a small right ventricle that serves only as a conduit. The principal congenital malformations for which this operation is useful are TRICUSPID ATRESIA and single ventricle with pulmonary stenosis.

Descriptor ID	D018729
MeSH Number(s)	E04.035.410.295 E04.100.376.410.295 E04.100.376.724.500 E04.100.814.868.875.295 E04.928.220.370.295 E04.928.220.560.500
Concept/Terms	Fontan Procedure Fontan Procedure Procedure, Fontan Stage 3 Norwood Procedure Norwood Procedure, Stage 3 Norwood Procedure, Stage III Fontan Operation Operation, Fontan Stage III Norwood Procedure Hemi-Fontan Procedure Hemi-Fontan Procedure Hemi Fontan Procedure Procedure, Hemi-Fontan Norwood Procedure, Stage 2 Bidirectional Glenn Shunt Bidirectional Glenn Shunts Glenn Shunt, Bidirectional Glenn Shunts, Bidirectional Shunt, Bidirectional Glenn Shunts, Bidirectional Glenn Stage II Norwood Procedure Bidirectional Glenn Procedure Bidirectional Glenn Procedures Glenn Procedure, Bidirectional Glenn Procedures, Bidirectional Procedure, Bidirectional Glenn Procedures, Bidirectional Glenn Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunt Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunts Cavopulmonary Shunt, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunts, Bidirectional Shunt, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunts, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Norwood Procedure, Stage II Stage 2 Norwood Procedure

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fontan Procedure".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Anastomosis, Surgical [E04.035]
Heart Bypass, Right [E04.035.410]
Fontan Procedure [E04.035.410.295]
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100]
Cardiac Surgical Procedures [E04.100.376]
Heart Bypass, Right [E04.100.376.410]
Fontan Procedure [E04.100.376.410.295]
Norwood Procedures [E04.100.376.724]
Fontan Procedure [E04.100.376.724.500]
Vascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100.814]
Vascular Grafting [E04.100.814.868]
Heart Bypass, Right [E04.100.814.868.875]
Fontan Procedure [E04.100.814.868.875.295]
Thoracic Surgical Procedures [E04.928]
Cardiac Surgical Procedures [E04.928.220]
Heart Bypass, Right [E04.928.220.370]
Fontan Procedure [E04.928.220.370.295]
Norwood Procedures [E04.928.220.560]
Fontan Procedure [E04.928.220.560.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1
2018	1	1	2