Norwood Procedures
Synonyms
Norwood Operation
Norwood Operations
Norwood Procedure
Norwood Procedure, Stage 1
Norwood Procedure, Stage I
Operation, Norwood
Operations, Norwood
Procedure, Norwood
Procedures, Norwood
Stage 1 Norwood Procedure
Stage I Norwood Procedure
A set of surgical procedures performed to establish sufficient outflow to the systemic circulation in individuals with univentricular congenital heart malformations, such as HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME, and MITRAL VALVE atresia, associated with systemic outflow obstruction. Follow-on surgeries may be performed and consist of a HEMI-FONTAN PROCEDURE as the stage 2 Norwood procedure and a FONTAN PROCEDURE as the stage 3 Norwood procedure.