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Plastic bronchitis: symptomatic improvement after pulmonary arterial stenting in four patients with Fontan circulation.

Abstract
Plastic bronchitis is a severe complication after a Fontan procedure, with an estimated incidence around 1-2% and poor prognosis. We present the cases of four patients with plastic bronchitis after a total cavopulmonary connection with a stenosis of the left pulmonary artery that was stented successfully. In three of the four patients, symptoms improved after catheter intervention in combination with pulmonary vasodilator and inhalative treatment.
AuthorsDaniel Tanase, Peter Ewert, Andreas Eicken
JournalCardiology in the young (Cardiol Young) Vol. 25 Issue 1 Pg. 151-3 (Jan 2015) ISSN: 1467-1107 [Electronic] England
PMID24345740 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Bronchitis (diagnosis, etiology)
  • Child, Preschool
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fontan Procedure (adverse effects)
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Pulmonary Artery (surgery)
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Stents

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