Life-threatening pulmonary edema following unilateral stent implantation for bilateral branch pulmonary stenosis: recovery after contralateral stent implantation.
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.
Tomita
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H
Department of Pediatrics, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Kimura
K
K
Ono
Y
Y
Yamada
O
O
Yagihara
T
T
Echigo
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S
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