HEMI FONTAN PROCEDURE
\hˈɛmi fˈɒntən pɹəsˈiːd͡ʒə], \hˈɛmi fˈɒntən pɹəsˈiːdʒə], \h_ˈɛ_m_i f_ˈɒ_n_t_ə_n p_ɹ_ə_s_ˈiː_dʒ_ə]\
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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.
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