Scott R. Inkley, George R. Abbott
Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland.
United States
Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine
JAMA Int Med 1961; 108: 903-915
https://doi:10.1001/archinte.1961.03620120087012
Abstract
An extensive fibrous connective tissue proliferation suggestive of retroperitoneal fibrosis or chronic mediastinitis is reported here. Aside from being the most extensive involvement that we can find after reviewing the literature, this lesion produced a most interesting natural experiment in the development of pulmonary arteriosclerosis. This change was unilateral and associated with complete obstruction of the pulmonary vein on the involved side. Although there have been several case reports of pulmonary vein obstruction in association with a similar lesion, none of these has been unilateral and unaccompanied by cor pulmonale.
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: 1961
Age Focus: Adult
Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients). Literature Review and Analysis.
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