Successful stenting of a pulmonary arterial stenosis after a single lung transplant.
A 44 year old patient with end stage idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis underwent single left lung transplantation. A perfusion lung scan performed 13 days after transplantation revealed deficient perfusion in the transplanted lung. Pulmonary angiography showed severe pulmonary artery anastomotic stenosis. Percutaneous insertion of a balloon expandable stent improved both pulmonary perfusion and respiratory function.
Ferretti
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G
Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Université Josph Fourier, France.
Boutelant
M
M
Thony
F
F
Carpentier
F
F
Pison
C
C
Guignier
M
M
D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents