Late outcome of extracardiac Fontan patients: 32 years of follow-up.
Salvatore GiannicoMatteo TrezziNicoletta CantaruttiGiulia CafieroLucilla RavàRachele AdorisioGianluca BrancaccioSonia AlbaneseFabrizio DragoAdriano CarottiAntonio AmodeoLorenzo GallettiPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
The EC Fontan shows satisfactory long-term survival and low incidence of adverse events and late failure. Conduit replacement is rare, and its longevity may not represent a substantial issue in these patients. However, as with other technical variants, the need for reoperations during long-term follow-up is a significant challenge.