Mediastinal Fibrosis

01/01/2012 - "She is currently undergoing a long postoperative course of itraconozole and an empiric course of oral steroids to prevent development of fibrosing mediastinitis."
10/01/1990 - "In order to achieve better use of steroids for the treatment of this disease, we suggest that similar determinations be made on other patients with mediastinal fibrosis who receive such treatment."
05/01/2022 - "As fibrosing mediastinitis can improve with systemic steroid therapy, radiologists must be aware of its radiologic findings when discriminating between infiltrating soft tissue lesions in the mediastinum. "
03/01/2007 - "Successful steroid treatment for fibrosing mediastinitis and sclerosing cervicitis."
01/01/2006 - "Effectiveness of steroid treatment for hoarseness caused by idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis: report of a case."

01/01/2021 - "A diagnosis of idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis was therefore made by exclusion and the patient was successfully treated with oral corticosteroids."
06/01/2009 - "In conclusion, prolonged corticosteroids may be efficient in the treatment of idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis."
07/01/2005 - "Complete resolution of fibrosing mediastinitis with corticosteroid therapy."
11/01/1978 - "No retroperitoneal or mediastinal fibrosis extension occurred three years after surgical procedure, and under corticosteroid therapy. "
11/01/2015 - "Corticosteroid therapy may be associated with clinical improvement, in some patients with fibrosing mediastinitis due to sarcoidosis. "

01/01/2006 - "Because no etiological pathogen or neoplastic lesion was identified, we diagnosed idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis and began treating the patient with prednisolone. "
04/01/2002 - "A diagnosis of idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis was made, and 40 mg/day of prednisolone was administered. "
11/01/2011 - "The pathological findings from a surgical biopsy showed markedly fibrotic tissue with lymphocytes and plasmacytes, and we diagnosed idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis, stage II. Oral glucocorticoid treatment of 30 mg/day prednisolone reduced the mass and improved the narrowing of the left pulmonary artery and left main bronchus. "

11/01/2020 - "Rituximab to Treat Fibrosing Mediastinitis-Associated Recurrent Hemoptysis."
01/12/2021 - "Treatment with rituximab and steroids shows promising results in select cases of metabolically active idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis."
03/01/2020 - "The patient was treated with a systemic steroid and rituximab, but despite treatment, SVC obstruction and thromboses persisted, surgical intervention was declined by the thoracic surgeon due to extensive mediastinal fibrosis and an expected poor outcome. "

08/01/1990 - "Sclerosing mediastinitis: improved management with histoplasmosis titer and ketoconazole."

11/01/2011 - "Here, we report a case of idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis that was effectively treated with glucocorticoids."
11/01/2011 - "[Effective glucocorticoid treatment in a case of idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis]."
11/01/2011 - "Previous reports indicated that idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis with severe tissue fibrosis is difficult to control with glucocorticoid monotherapy. "
11/01/2011 - "The pathological findings from a surgical biopsy showed markedly fibrotic tissue with lymphocytes and plasmacytes, and we diagnosed idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis, stage II. Oral glucocorticoid treatment of 30 mg/day prednisolone reduced the mass and improved the narrowing of the left pulmonary artery and left main bronchus. "

04/01/1994 - "This case illustrates isolated mediastinal involvement by histoplasmosis and suggests that therapy with fluconazole at this stage may prevent the often devastating late complications of mediastinal fibrosis."
06/13/2017 - "Multiple interventions including a trial of steroids, fluconazole, and azathioprine to target fibrosing mediastinitis were not successful. "

04/01/2021 - "[Immunoglobulin G4( IgG4)-related Fibrosing Mediastinitis Localized in the Retrosternal Area:Report of a Case]."
11/01/2020 - "This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment efficacy of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related fibrosing mediastinitis (IgG4-RFM) and to compare IgG4-RFM patients with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) patients without fibrosing mediastinitis (FM). "

06/13/2017 - "Multiple interventions including a trial of steroids, fluconazole, and azathioprine to target fibrosing mediastinitis were not successful. "

12/01/2023 - "Herein, we present a rare case of idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis presenting with esophageal obstruction, most likely associated with immunoglobulin G (IgG4)-related disease, affecting the posterior mediastinum with intrapulmonary infiltration. "
03/01/2020 - "Surgical biopsy of the mediastinal mass lesion with histology and immunohistochemistry staining established the diagnosis of IgG4 associated mediastinal fibrosis. "
07/09/2013 - "Fibrosing mediastinitis causing ostial coronary artery compression in a young woman: idiopathic or IgG4?"
10/01/2007 - "We report the first case of IgG4-related sclerosing mediastinitis that showed IgG4-positive plasma cells infiltrated into the fibrous tissue and a high serum IgG4 level. "
10/01/2007 - "Successful treatment of sclerosing mediastinitis with a high serum IgG4 level."

03/01/2010 - "Percutaneous therapy for vessel compression secondary to fibrosing mediastinitis is an option that is effective in improving short-term vascular patency. "
10/19/2022 - "If further substantiated, systematic surveillance after anti-PD-1 therapy for fibrosing mediastinitis may be warranted. "
10/19/2022 - "A First Suspected Case of Fibrosing Mediastinitis After Anti-PD-1 Therapy."
10/01/2009 - "Fibrosing mediastinitis due to Aspergillus species in the immunocompetent patient can be indolent and may be treated with antifungal therapy rather than surgery. "
09/01/2007 - "Post-induction surgical therapy often represents a greater technical challenge due to a pronounced hilar and mediastinal fibrosis. "

03/01/2010 - "Short- and midterm success can be achieved, but progressive fibrosing mediastinitis remains a difficult clinical problem with repeat dilation of stents and/or additional stent placement necessary to maintain optimal stent patency and improvement in clinical symptomatology."
03/01/2021 - "Limited studies examine the use of stents in fibrosing mediastinitis. "
03/01/2021 - "Nine patients with fibrosing mediastinitis and pulmonary artery stents were retrospectively identified for inclusion (six females, three males; mean age 44.17 years, range 13-68; total 13 primary stents) from 2005 to 2018. "
03/01/2021 - "Given this knowledge gap, we assessed stent patency, hemodynamics, complications, and secondary outcomes of clinical improvement of pulmonary artery stenting for fibrosing mediastinitis. "
11/01/2016 - "Mediastinal Fibrosis Treated with Endovascular Stent Placement."

08/01/1990 - "Recognition that many patients with benign sclerosing mediastinitis have smoldering disease responsible for failure of surgical procedures or for development of collateral circulation in patients with superior vena caval obstruction has markedly improved management of these difficult patients. "
11/01/1978 - "No retroperitoneal or mediastinal fibrosis extension occurred three years after surgical procedure, and under corticosteroid therapy. "

10/01/2008 - "A patient with fibrosing mediastinitis presented with refractory massive hemoptysis associated with bronchial hypervascularity and was treated with external-beam radiotherapy (XRT). "
10/01/2008 - "External-beam radiotherapy for massive hemoptysis complicating mediastinal fibrosis."
03/01/2001 - "A left-sided vocal cord paralysis of patients treated with mediastinal radiotherapy might not indicate only tumour recurrence but also mediastinal fibrosis. "
05/01/1998 - "Bronchial stenosis related to mediastinal fibrosis after radiotherapy has not been reported previously."
05/01/1998 - "Bronchial stenosis and sclerosing mediastinitis: an uncommon complication of external thoracic radiotherapy."

11/15/2019 - "Catheter based treatments for fibrosing mediastinitis."
02/01/2017 - "The causes were mediastinal fibrosis (58.4%), catheters and pacemakers (28.5%), and other (13%). "
11/15/2019 - "Here, we will review the presentation, natural history, and treatment of fibrosing mediastinitis, placing particular emphasis on catheter-based therapies."
01/24/2022 - "Objective: To evaluate the short-term efficacy and perioperative safety of catheter-based intervention in patients with pulmonary vein stenosis caused by fibrosing mediastinitis (FM). "
01/24/2022 - "[Short-term efficacy and perioperative safety of catheter-based intervention for pulmonary vein stenosis caused by fibrosing mediastinitis]."