Successful management of fibrosing mediastinitis with severe vascular compromise: Report of two cases and literature review | Zendy

Franklin Argueta | Zendy; David Villafuerte | Zendy; Jose Castaneda-Nerio | Zendy; Jay I. Peters | Zendy; Carlos S. Restrepo | Zendy

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Successful management of fibrosing mediastinitis with severe vascular compromise: Report of two cases and literature review

Author(s) -

Franklin Argueta,

David Villafuerte,

Jose Castaneda-Nerio,

Jay I. Peters,

Carlos S. Restrepo

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

respiratory medicine case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42

H-Index - 14

ISSN - 2213-0071

DOI - 10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100987

Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinum , mediastinitis , fibrosis , radiology , pulmonary vasculature , pulmonary artery , stenosis , pulmonary hypertension , surgery , pathology

Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare disorder characterized by the invasive proliferation of fibrous tissue within the mediastinum. This fibrosis can result in compression of intrathoracic structures including the pulmonary vasculature leading to clinical symptoms and complications like pulmonary hypertension. Here, we present two cases of young patients with fibrosing mediastinitis complicated by pulmonary artery stenosis requiring medical and endovascular management with excellent results.

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