Easy-to-understand, reliable, practical information about the Fontan operation

Here is a small collection of online information resources that highlight the Fontan operation and its various modifications.

For more information about the Fontan operation, visit our Fontan operation homepage.

And to learn more about the outcome following a Fontan operation, read our special report, "AFTER THE FONTAN - How Fontan Patients Fare In The Long Term"

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• The Royal Children's Hospital website has pictures and short explanations about the Fontan operation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) and Tricuspid atresia.
  
  
• The University of Michigan website offers a graphic enhanced explanation about the Fontan operation for HLHS.
  
  
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has a simple explanation of the three stages of treating HLHS including the Bidirectional Glenn shunt and the Fontan operation.
  
  
• A brief illustrated description of the Fontan operation performed for Tricuspid atresia and Pulmonary atresia.
  
  

 

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