Vascular sequelae of mediastinal fibrosis.
| Autor: | Arbra CA; University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA caarbr2@uky.edu., Valentino JD; University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA., Martin JT; University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals [Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann] 2015 Jan; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 36-41. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 May 15. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0218492314534844 |
| Abstrakt: | Fibrosing mediastinitis is a condition in which mediastinal fat is replaced by fibrous tissue. Complications may arise due to progressive fibrotic infiltration and compression of major vascular, respiratory, and nervous structures within the mediastinum. We describe 3 similar cases of fibrosing mediastinitis with pulmonary vessel involvement. Imaging and intraoperative observation revealed involvement of the pulmonary vasculature in all 3 patients. Perfusion studies showed decreased or absent perfusion to one or both of the lungs. All patients tested negative for histoplasmosis, 2 required lung resection, with the 3rd forgoing surgery. (© The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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