title: Transseptal stent treatment of anastomotic stricture after repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the endovascular treatment of a stenosis of the pulmonary venous anastomosis following surgical treatment for partial anomalous pulmonary venous return.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 60-year-old man presented with recurrent pleural effusions after correction of a partial anomalous left pulmonary venous return. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated focal stenosis at the anastomosis of the anomalous pulmonary vein to the left atrial appendage. Using a transseptal approach, the pulmonary vein stenosis was accessed and successfully stented. The patient's symptoms improved, and follow-up imaging demonstrated a patent stent without residual pressure gradient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endovascular repair of a stenosis at the anastomosis of an anomalous pulmonary vein is possible and should be considered as a treatment option for this lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA.
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Dieter
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Mathew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thornton
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Grist
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography