Endovascular stenting for treatment of an adult patient with pulmonary artery stenosis with 1-year follow-up.
This report describes the occurrence of symptomatic proximal left main pulmonary artery stenosis in a 58-yr-old man that was successfully treated with endovascular stenting with 1-yr follow-up. The technique and pitfalls of this procedure are described. Endovascular stenting provided a well-tolerated, nonsurgical approach to alleviating isolated pulmonary artery stenosis in this patient.
Kates
M A
MA
Department of Internal Medicine, Alton Ochsner Medical Institutions, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Jenkins
J S
JS
Shaw
D
D
Karsan
A K
AK
Hebert
L P
LP
Collins
T J
TJ
Ramee
S T
ST
D000792:Angiography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents