Surgical correction of scoliosis in children with congenital heart failure (Fontan circulation): case report and literature review
Carmen I. Leichtle, Matthias Kumpf, Matthias Gass, Eckhard Schmidt, Thomas Niemeyer
August 2008, Volume 17, Issue 2, pp 312 - 317 Case Report Read Full Article 10.1007/s00586-008-0597-x
First Online: 29 January 2008
Patients with Fontan circulation represent a significant cardiorespiratory risk during spinal surgery. We report about two patients with severe scoliosis and Fontan circulation and their successful operative treatment. The case report will be compared with the national and international literature.
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