Frank E. Sherman, William F. Stengel, S. Richard Bauersfeld
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
United States
American Heart Journal
Am Heart J 1958; 56: 908-919
DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(58)90199-6
Abstract
1. A case of congenital stenosis of the pulmonary veins is presented.
2. The brief literature on congenital pulmonary venous stenosis is reviewed. Only one similar case was found. Two other reported cases of congenital stenosis were complicated by cardiac anomalies and presented different types of stenosing lesions.
3. The anatomy of this lesion with special reference to the possibility of surgical correction is discussed.
4. The secondary effects of pulmonary venous obstruction in this case are: pulmonary hypertension, hyperemia, edema, focal fibrosis, hemosiderosis, an unusual response to inflammation, and some shunting of pulmonary venous blood to the systemic return.
Category
Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections
Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Stenosis or Atresia of Pulmonary Veins
Pulmonary Venous Pathology
Year of Publication: 1958
Age Focus: Pediatric
Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)
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