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Norwood Procedures MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Norwood Procedures
Tree Number(s)
E04.100.376.724
E04.928.220.560
Unique ID
D058327
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058327
Annotation
NORWOOD PROCEDURE, STAGE 2 and NORWOOD PROCEDURE, STAGE 3 see FONTAN PROCEDURE are also available
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Norwood Operation
Norwood Procedure
Norwood Procedure, Stage 1
Norwood Procedure, Stage I
Stage 1 Norwood Procedure
Stage I Norwood Procedure
Previous Indexing
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome/surgery (1995-2010)
Public MeSH Note
2011
History Note
2011
Date Introduced
2011/01/01
Last Updated
2011/01/01
Norwood Procedures Preferred
Norwood Operation Narrower
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