title: Acquired pulmonary vein stenosis as a cause of life-threatening pulmonary hypertension.
abstract: We report the case of an infant born prematurely at 27 weeks gestational age with life-threatening pulmonary hypertension crisis as a result of left upper pulmonary vein stenosis. Surgical treatment consisted of a lobectomy, which is a safe and effective procedure. Evidence strongly suggests that the venous stenosis may have resulted from hypertonic drugs infused through an umbilical catheter facing the upper left venous-atrial junction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France. sjaillard@chru-lille.fr
authors.forename: Sophie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jaillard
authors.forename: François R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Godart
authors.forename: Thameur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rakza
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chanez
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lequien
authors.forename: Alain J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wurtz
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Storme
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases; D011668:Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*