title: Pulmonary artery bypass for in-stent stenosis following angioplasty for isolated pulmonary Takayasu arteritis.
abstract: Pulmonary artery (PA) stenosis due to Takayasu Arteritis (TA) is usually managed by angioplasty techniques. We present a patient with isolated PA stenosis with TA with in-stent stenosis. The surgical management and pathophysiology of this disease are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, India. aruldf@gmail.com
authors.forename: Arul Dominic
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Furtado
authors.forename: Devananda Nijagal
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Shivanna
authors.forename: Sunil Puthane Krishnaji
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Seetharama
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: Syed Murfad
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Peer
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*