Stent placement in the treatment of pulmonary artery stenosis secondary to fibrosing mediastinitis.
This article describes an initial experience with stent placement in three patients with severe pulmonary artery stenosis secondary to fibrosing mediastinitis. All three patients were severely symptomatic on admission and all three were asymptomatic after treatment and remained symptom-free approximately 1 year after treatment.
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Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific Street, RR-215, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. afontain@u.washington.edu
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D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents