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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Semin Liver Dis 2025; 45(01): 114-128
DOI: 10.1055/a-2556-4897
Review Article

Fontan-Associated Liver Disease

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  • Moira B. Hilscher

    1   Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

  • Jonathan N. Johnson

    2   Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) occurs in all patients who have undergone Fontan palliation for functional single ventricle congenital heart defects. While liver fibrosis is universal in patients who have undergone Fontan palliation, FALD may lead to more serious consequences including portal hypertension, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Scientific studies of the pathophysiology and clinical management of FALD have been limited to date by the heterogeneous nature of the disease, relatively small population of patients with Fontan physiology, and inaccuracy of noninvasive staging tests. As survival after the Fontan procedure improves, the population of adults with Fontan physiology is growing, leading to more severe extracardiac complications related to the Fontan circulation and growing demand for heart and liver transplantation. The accurate evaluation, staging, and management of FALD comprises a clinical challenge which requires expert multidisciplinary input.

Keywords

portal hypertension - fibrosis - hepatocellular carcinoma - liver transplantation - combined heart–liver transplantation


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Accepted Manuscript online:
13. März 2025

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
07. April 2025

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