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Endovascular stenting for treatment of an adult patient with pulmonary artery stenosis with 1-year follow-up

✍ Scribed by Kates, Marc A. ;Jenkins, J. Stephen ;Shaw, Dinesh ;Karsan, Arun K. ;Hebert, Leo P. ;Collins, Tyrone J. ;Ramee, Stephen R.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Weight: 417 KB
Volume: 38
Category: Article
ISSN: 0098-6569
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199608)38:4<417::aid-ccd21>3.0.co;2-a

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✦ Synopsis

This report describes the occurrence of symptomatic proximal left main pulmonary artery stenosls in a 58-yr-old man that was successfully treated with endovascular stenting with 1-yr follow-up. The technique and pitfalls of this procedure are described. Endovascular stenting provided a well-tolerated, nonsurgical approach to alleviating isolated pulmonary artery stenosis in this patient.