Fontan circulation in an adult: A guide for the radiologist

Congress:

ESTI ESCR 2018

Poster Number:

P-0103

Type:

Educational Poster

Keywords:

Embolism / Thrombosis, Congenital, Surgery, Shunts, Diagnostic procedure, MR-Angiography, MR, CT, Thorax, Cardiac, Abdomen

Authors:

M. Arzanauskaite¹, E. Nyktari², I. Voges³; ¹Liverpool/UK, ²Athens/GR, ³London/UK

DOI:

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/

Conclusion

Conclusion

Fontan procedure is a group of palliative surgical techniques used to recreate right side of the circulatory chain in cases of congenital functionally single ventricle.

These surgeries result in significantly prolonged survival and quality of life for an important group of now adult patient population, who get referred also to general healthcare institutions.

Knowledge of the specific haemodynamic features, wide spectrum of possible complications, imaging protocols and typical imaging appearances is important for both cardiothoracic and general radiologists.