Emily M. Engelhardt1, Andrew T. Trout2,3, Rachel M. Sheridan4, Gruschen R. Veldtman5, Jonathan R. Dillman2,3
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.3, pp. 380-388, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12730
Abstract Purpose: Patients who have undergone Fontan palliation of single ventricle physiol‐
ogy congenital heart disease are prone to developing focal liver lesions. In our experi‐
ence, the variety of lesions occurring in this population is greater than that described
in the literature. The purpose of this study was to describe the breadth of biopsy‐
proven liver lesions in patients post–Fontan palliation of single ventricle physiology
cared for at our institution.
Methods: We retrospectively identified patients who had previously undergone the
Fontan operation and had a focal liver lesion biopsied between January 2000 and
June 2018. Medical records… More >
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