• Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Jan 1994

    Case Reports

    Stent-angioplasty of an anastomotic stenosis of the pulmonary artery after lung transplantation.

    • H Berger, W Steiner, D Schmidt, H Forst, and H Dienemann.
    • Department of Radiology, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Germany.
    • Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1994 Jan 1; 8 (2): 103-5.

    AbstractAnastomotic stenosis of the pulmonary artery after lung transplantation is a rare complication, which commonly necessitates surgical correction. Transesophageal Doppler sonography and pulmonary arteriogram are standard diagnostic means for visualization of venous and arterial anastomoses. Balloon dilatation combined with implantation of a vascular endoprosthesis was successfully used for treatment of severe anastomotic stenosis of the pulmonary artery after lung transplantation.

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