title: Endovascular therapy for radiation-induced pulmonary artery stenosis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Although pulmonary artery stenosis and its treatment has been well characterized in pediatric populations, its diagnosis and even how to determine the significance of a stenosis can be difficult and optimal management is currently unknown. This case report and review of the literature outlines how we successfully diagnosed, evaluated, and stented a patient with radiation induced pulmonary artery stenosis. This case further adds support to a very limited data pool suggesting that percutaneous angioplasty of pulmonary artery stenosis may be a safe and effective treatment option for this unique patient population.
authors.affiliation: University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA. steven.bruhl@utoledo.edu
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bruhl
authors.forename: Mujeeb
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: Satjit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adlakha
authors.forename: Samer J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Khouri
authors.forename: Utpal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pandya
mesh_terms: D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015607:Stents