Transcatheter Fontan completion using novel balloon and stent system

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Mar;97(4):679-684. doi: 10.1002/ccd.29463. Epub 2021 Jan 14.

Abstract

Despite advances in percutaneous interventions, transcatheter Fontan completion remains experimental and performed only in select cases. Non-surgical Fontan completion requires surgical preconditioning at an earlier stage of palliation. We describe transcatheter Fontan completion in a 15-year-old male with previously failed surgical Fontan palliation without surgical preconditioning.

Keywords: 3D printing; Fontan palliation; percutaneous; prototyping; stereoscopic display.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Fontan Procedure* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Palliative Care
  • Stents
  • Treatment Outcome