title: Life-threatening pulmonary edema following unilateral stent implantation for bilateral branch pulmonary stenosis: recovery after contralateral stent implantation.
abstract: A 13-year-old girl, who was suffering complications with bilateral pulmonary artery stenosis after intracardiac repair for tetralogy of Fallot, suffered life-threatening left pulmonary bleeding and edema following inadvertent unilateral stent implantation for a left pulmonary stenosis. Pulmonary edema and subsequent hypoxia persisted despite intensive medical treatment; however, contralateral stent deployment resolved her symptoms quickly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yagihara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Echigo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000628:therapy