Medical image of the week: Fontan procedure

Medical image of the week: Fontan procedure

A 25-year-old man with a history of transposition of the great vessels (L-TGA) was admitted for persistent hemoptysis. He had a history of a double inlet left ventricle, pulmonary hypertension and was postoperative for a Fontan procedure completed at age of 2. No anatomical source for the hemoptysis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tumanik M, Monjagatta CL, Alzoubaidi M, Young NJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2013-08-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Subjects:
Fontan procedure
hemoptysis
transposition of the great vessels
double inlet left ventricle
pulmonary hypertension
Glenn connection
superior vena cava
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