Fontan Procedure abroad

Fontan procedure or Fontan–Kreutzer procedure is a palliative surgical procedure used in children with univentricular hearts. It involves diverting the venous blood from the inferior vena cava (IVC) and superior vena cava (SVC) to the pulmonary arteries without passing through the morphologic right ventricle; i.e., the systemic and pulmonary circulations are placed in series with the functional single ventricle.

The procedure was initially performed 1968 by Francis Fontan and Eugene Baudet, and further described in 1973 by Guillermo Kreutzer.