Surgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After the Onset of Disease

Stenosis of pulmonary veins: Report of a patient corrected surgically

Yasunaru Kawashima, Takeshi Ueda, Yasuaki Naito, Eiji Morikawa, Hisao Manabe Osaka University Medical School.Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1971; 12: 196-202DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)65113-2 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsPulmonary Hypertension Associated with Stenosis or Atresia of Pulmonary VeinsSurgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After the Onset of Disease Year of […]

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Newborn: A Commonly Overlooked Diagnosis

Nathalie Jeanne Magioli Bravo-Valenzuela, Guilherme Ricardo Nunes Silva, Marcela Pinto Varella University of Taubaté and Hospital of Taubaté University.Brazil Case Reports in CardiologyCase Rep Cardiol 2015;DOI: 10.1155/2015/870257 AbstractThe diagnosis of primary pulmonary vein stenosis is often overlooked because its symptoms overlap lung diseases and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Its diagnosis may be difficult because the condition is

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“How to do it”: hybrid stent placement for pulmonary vein stenosis

Kathryn J. Shell, Makram R. Ebeid, Jorge D. Salazar, Ali Dodge-Khatami, Sarosh P. Batlivala University of Mississippi Medical Center and Batson Children’s Hospital.United States World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2015; 6: 284-287DOI: 10.1177/2150135114559405 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is often progressive and severe. Surgical and percutaneous angioplasty are acutely

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Technique of coronary sinus plasty for left pulmonary vein stenosis

David Kalfa, Wyman Lai, Anne Ferris, Usha Krishnan, Emile Bacha Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York and Columbia University.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2014; 98: e27-e29DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.03.045 AbstractWe describe a technique of coronary sinus plasty used to treat an infant with compression of the left pulmonary vein between the descending aorta and

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Surgical repair of pulmonary venous stenosis: a word of caution

Kirk R. Kanter, Paul M. Kirshbom, Brian E. Kogon Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2014; 98: 1687-1691DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.082 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS), both congenital and acquired, is challenging to treat surgically with uncertain long-term results. We reviewed an 11-year surgical experience in

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Midterm outcomes of sutureless technique for postoperative pulmonary venous stenosis

Kizuku Yamashita, Takaya Hoashi, Koji Kagisaki, Kenichi Kurosaki, Isao Shiraishi, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Hajime Ichikawa National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center.Japan General Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryGen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014; 62: 48-52DOI: 10.1007/s11748-013-0300-y AbstractBackground: The efficacy of a sutureless technique for postoperative pulmonary venous stenosis (PVS) following repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) has been reported, though

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Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of primary pulmonary vein stenosis or atresia in children

Mi Kyoung Song, Eun Jung Bae, Soo In Jeong, I. Seok Kang, Nam Kyun Kim, Jae Young Choi, Soo Jin Kim, Young Hwue Kim, Woong Han Kim Seoul National University Children’s Hospital.Republic of Korea Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2013; 95: 229-234DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.104 AbstractBackground: Primary pulmonary vein stenosis or atresia (PVS/A) is a rare entity with

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Hemoptysis from bronchial varices associated with pulmonary vein stenosis: role of surgical repair

A. Walsh, G. Canny, C.J. McMahon, J. M. Redmond, P. McNally Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital.Ireland Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2013; 48: 838-840DOI: 10.1002/ppul.22659 AbstractWe present the case of a 6-year-old child who presented with an episode of life threatening hemoptysis. Investigations revealed multiple areas of endobronchial varices and abnormal pleural vessels as well as severe left pulmonary

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Infantile form of scimitar syndrome with contralateral pulmonary vein stenosis

I. Ricardo Argueta-Morales, Lauren C. Meador, David G. Nykanen, William M. DeCampli Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2010; 31: 550-552DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9630-z AbstractInfantile scimitar syndrome (SS) carries significant mortality. Consistent management guidelines have not been well established, and outcomes continue to be disappointing. We present our experience managing an SS patient with complex

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Successful pediatric single-lung transplantation with previous contralateral pneumonectomy, using controlled “donation after cardiac death” lung, for congenital pulmonary vein stenosis

Amit Pawale, Michael McKean, John Dark, Asif Hasan Freeman Hospital.United Kingdom Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010; 139: e125-e126DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.06.006 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionSurgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After the Onset of Disease Lung Transplantation

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