title: Fibrosing mediastinitis: successful stenting of the pulmonary artery.
abstract: Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare benign condition, which can cause compression of the pulmonary or systemic vessels, tracheobronchial tree, coronary arteries or esophagus, leading to disabling clinical symptoms and even death. The case of a 26-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea is described. She was found to have 80% stenosis of the right pulmonary artery secondary to fibrosing mediastinitis. The stenosis was managed successfully with an endovascular Palmaz-Schatz stent, and the patient remains symptom-free 10 years later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: Rennae
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thiessen
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Matzinger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seely
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aina
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Macleod
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications*; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome