Fibrosing mediastinitis: successful stenting of the pulmonary artery.

Abstract

Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare benign condition, which can cause compression of the pulmonary or systemic vessels, tracheobronchial tree, coronary arteries or esophagus, leading to disabling clinical symptoms and even death. The case of a 26-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea is described. She was found to have 80% stenosis of the right pulmonary artery secondary to fibrosing mediastinitis. The stenosis was managed successfully with an endovascular Palmaz-Schatz stent, and the patient remains symptom-free 10 years later.

• Authors: Rennae Thiessen, F R Matzinger, J Seely, R Aina, P Macleod
• Journal: Canadian respiratory journal (Can Respir J) 2008 Jan-Feb Vol. 15 Issue 1 Pg. 41-4 ISSN: 1198-2241 [Print] Egypt
• PMID: 18292853 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Angioplasty, Balloon
• Constriction, Pathologic
• Female
• Fibrosis (complications)
• Humans
• Mediastinitis (complications)
• Peripheral Vascular Diseases (etiology, therapy)
• Pulmonary Artery
• Stents
• Treatment Outcome