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In low- and middle-income countries, delayed diagnosis and limited paediatric cardiac services often result in adults presenting for primary Fontan rather than staged completion.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Adults (\u226518 years) undergoing extracardiac or lateral-tunnel Fontan between January 2021 and June 2025 were retrospectively reviewed. Variables included demographics, conduit and fenestration, cardiopulmonary bypass and cross-clamp times, re-exploration, extubation time, intensive care unit (ICU) stay, pulmonary-artery pressure, atrioventricular valve regurgitation, pleural effusion >14 days, arrhythmia and survival.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Twenty-four adults (median age 20.5 years (interquartile range 19\u201322); 17 males (71%)) underwent primary Fontan: 18 (75%) extracardiac and 6 (25%) lateral tunnel. Fenestration was created in 14 (58%). Mean pulmonary-artery pressure increased from 12.6\u2009\u00b1\u20093.2 to 13.7\u2009\u00b1\u20093.5\u2005mmHg (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009.12). Systemic oxygen saturation improved significantly from 79\u2009\u00b1\u20094% to 92.8\u2009\u00b1\u20093.1% (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u2009.001). Atrioventricular-valve regurgitation decreased significantly (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009.03), and New York Heart Association (NYHA) I\u2013II class increased from 25% to 88% (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u2009.001). Pleural effusion >14 days occurred in nine (38%) and arrhythmia in three (13%) patients. Kaplan\u2013Meier survival was 100% at 2 years and 95.8% at 3 years (95% confidence interval [83\u2013100]).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Primary Fontan beyond childhood can be performed safely in adults with favourable haemodynamics, achieving excellent early survival and functional improvement. 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