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Closure of Residual Shunts After Fontan Operation With Amplatzer Occluder

Northwestern University Children's Memorial Medical Center Chicago, Illinois, USA

For reprint information contact: Zahid Amin, MD Tel: 1 706 721 2336 Fax: 1 706 721 3838 email: zamin{at}mail.mcg.edu Medical College of Georgia, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, 1120 15th Street, BAA 800W, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.

The fenestrated Fontan operation is commonly performed at several centers to decrease postoperative morbidity. Ultimately, the fenestrations are closed to avoid desaturation and embolism. Closure is safely accomplished in the operating room or in the catheterization laboratory with a device. We report our experience with the Amplatzer septal occluder that was successfully used to close residual shunts and fenestrations in two patients.