Author/Editor | Loyalka, Pranav; Cevik, Cihan; Nathan, Sriram; Gregorič, Igor; Kar, Biswajit; Parulekar, Amit; Scheinin, Scott A.; Seethamraju, Harish | |
Title | Percutaneous stenting to treat pulmonary vein stenosis after single-lung transplantation | |
Type | članek | |
Vol. and No. | Letnik 39, št. 4 | |
Publication year | 2012 | |
Volume | str. 560-564 | |
ISSN | 0730-2347 - Texas Heart Institute journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital | |
Language | eng | |
Abstract | Pulmonary vein stenosis after lung transplantation is rare. Untreated, it can cause transplant failure and death. We describe the case of a 56-year-old man in whom pulmonary vein stenosis developed after singlelung transplantation. He was successfully treated with angioplasty and stent implantation guided by intravascular ultrasonography. To our knowledge, this is the first report of using this method to evaluate the pulmonary vein after lung transplantation, to confirm the diagnosis of pulmonary vein stenosis, and to guide the sizing and positioning of a stent. In lung-transplant recipients, percutaneous stent implantation may preclude reoperation and salvage the transplanted lung when used as treatment for pulmonary vein stenosis. | |
Keywords | angioplasty diagnosis lung transplantation angioplastika diagnoza presaditev pljuč |