Congenital pulmonary artery stenoses masquerading as chronic thromboembolic disease.
Stenotic pulmonary vascular lesions, often amenable to balloon angioplasty, can erroneously appear to suggest chronic thromboembolic disease on ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scan. We report a case of multiple peripheral pulmonary artery stenoses and describe radiologic findings and treatment options.
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. anna.r.hemnes@vanderbilt.edu
Anna R
AR
Hemnes
Thomas P
TP
Doyle
Dana
D
Janssen
Ivan M
IM
Robbins
D002908:Chronic Disease; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery