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.
