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Failure of cutting balloon angioplasty to prevent restenosis in childhood pulmonary venous stenosis
Author(s) -
McMahon Colin J.,
McDermott Michael,
Walsh Kevin P.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.20792
Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , balloon , stenosis , pulmonary vein stenosis , restenosis , cutting balloon , pulmonary vein , surgery , radiology , pulmonary atresia , cardiology , vein , stent , pulmonary artery , ablation
We describe bilateral pulmonary vein stenosis in a 5‐year‐old boy. He initially presented with haemoptysis secondary to left upper lobe pulmonary vein atresia and left lower lobe stenosis and subsequently he underwent left‐sided pneumonectomy. He underwent repeat cardiac catheterizations with repeated balloon angioplasty of the right‐sided venous stenoses using a cutting balloon. Despite satisfactory initial results the pulmonary venous stenosis reoccurred as early as 2 months following balloon angioplasty. Although cutting balloon angioplasty has demonstrated effective immediate alleviation of pulmonary venous stenosis its utility in providing sustained improvement in pulmonary vein stenosis is limited. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.