Fontan
The Fontan procedure is used for children who cannot have surgery to create two pumping chambers. Blood coming back from the body is routed directly to the lungs, rather than the heart pumping blood to the lungs. Most patients will have had a bidirectional Glenn shunt to redirect blood flow from the upper body prior to this procedure. The Fontan completes that change in path by directing the blood flow from the lower body to the lungs.
