Sang C. Park, William H. Neches, Cora C. Lenox, James R. Zuberbuhler, Ralph D. Siewers, Henry T. Bahnson
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
United States
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1974; 67: 755-761
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5223(19)41745-5
Abstract
Pulmonary vein stenosis was diagnosed preoperatively in 2 patients, ages 11 months and 11 years. The younger patient underwent repair of the right-sided pulmonary vein stenoses with pericardiaI patch grafts. The veins thrombosed, and he died in the early postoperative period. In the older patient, both right- and left-sided pulmonary vein stenoses were repaired with saphenous vein grafts. Six months after operation, restenosis of the pulmonary veins was proved at catheterization, and the patient died during repeat surgery. Techniques of diagnosis and surgical correction are discussed.
Category
Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections
Surgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After the Onset of Disease
Year of Publication: 1974
Age Focus: Pediatric
Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)
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