Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Selective pulmonary artery occlusion to treat hemoptysis associated with pulmonary venous obstruction

Melissa S. W. Yamauchi, Mary Hunt Martin, Harlan R. Muntz, Ronald W. DayUniversity of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital.United States Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsRespir Med Case Rep 2017; 22: 280-282DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.10.005 AbstractHemoptysis may occur in patients with pulmonary venous obstruction and prominent decompressing vessels in the airways adjacent to the affected pulmonary veins. The options for […]

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Reintervention Is Associated With Improved Survival in Pediatric Patients With Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Melinda J. Cory, Yinn K. Ooi, Michael S. Kelleman, Robert N. Vincent, Dennis W. Kim, Christopher J. PetitChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine. United States Journal of the American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular InterventionsJACC Cardiovasc Interv 2017; 10: 1788-1798DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.05.052 AbstractObjectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate survival following catheter intervention

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Primary Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Outcomes, Risk Factors, and Severity Score in a Multicentric Study

David Kalfa, Emre Belli, Emile Bacha, Duccio di Carlo, Martin Kostolny, Jukka Salminen, Matej Nosal, Alain Poncelet, Jurgen Horer, Hakan Berggren, Illya Yemets, Mark Hazekamp, Bohdan Maruszewski, George Sarris, Marco Pozzi, Tjark Ebels, Francois Lacour-Gayet for the European Congenital Heart Surgeons AssociationMorgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Center. Marie Lannelongue

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Percutaneous Venous Reconstruction for Central Thrombosis-Associated Chylothorax: A Safe and Efficacious Option

Ganesh Deogaonkar, Manish D. Sinha, Matthew Jones, Francis Calder, Narayan Karunanithy, Shakeel A. QureshiEvelina London Children’s Hospital. King’s College London. United Kingdom Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case ReportsJACC Case Rep 2021; 3: 1569-1575DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.06.002 AbstractCentral thrombosis-associated chylothorax is underrecognized in children and frequently refractory to conservative management. Central venous catheterizations are the predominate

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Role of 99mTc sulphur colloid lymphoscintigraphy in a rare case of chylothorax and lymphocele formation post esophageal duplication cyst excision

Naveen Yadav, Sameer Taywade, Rajesh Kumar, Arun Prashanth, Rahul SaxenaAII India Institute of Medical Sciences. India European Journal of Hybrid ImagingEur J Hybrid Imaging 2021; 5: DOI: 10.1186/s41824-021-00111-4 AbstractWe report a rare case of chylothorax with lymphocele formation post esophageal duplication cyst (EDC) excision in a 2 year old male child. Patient developed chylothorax after excision

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Medical Interventions for Chylothorax and their Impacts on Need for Surgical Intervention and Admission Characteristics: A Multicenter, Retrospective Insight

Rohit S. Loomba, Joshua Wong, Megan Davis, Sarah Kane, Brian Heenan, Juan S. Farias, Enrique G. Villarreal, Saul FloresChicago Medical School and Advocate Children’s Hospital. Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud. Texas Children’s Hospital.United States and Mexico Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2021; 42: 543-553DOI: 10.1007/s00246-020-02512-x AbstractThe incidence of chylothorax is reported from 1-9% in pediatric

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Valved reverse Potts shunt in a case of pulmonary hypertension due to pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Swati Garekar, Talha Meeran, Shyam Dhake, Dhananjay MalankarFortis Hospital. India Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryInd J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 37: 89-92DOI: 10.1007/s12055-020-00993-2 AbstractIdiopathic pulmonary hypertension has a predictably morbid natural history with an absence of a uniformly successful treatment strategy. We describe our palliative surgical strategy in a symptomatic teenager. A 16-year-old girl,

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Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation support for neonatal vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation: Case report

D. Abrahan, N.K. Yeaney, M. A. Hamzah, M. D. Bain, H. k> Najm, S. Q. Latifi, H. S. AgarwalCleveland Clinic.United States Journal of Neonatal and Perinatal MedicineJ Neonatal Perinatal Med 2021; 14: 433-436DOI: 10.3233/NPM-200435 AbstractBackground: The vein of Galen aneurysm (VGAM) is the most common type of arteriovenous malformation in the neonate. These neonates commonly present with

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Transverse sinus dural arteriovenous fistula: a reversible cause of severe pulmonary hypertension in an extremely premature infant

Leah Jordan , Nathan Rodgers, Kari D. RobertsUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center.United States British Medical Journals Case ReportsBMJ Case Rep 2021; 14: DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239544 AbstractNo Abstract Available CategoryClass I. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Cardiovascular Disease Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication Article Access

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Recurrent Hemoptysis: A Bronchial Dieulafoy’s Lesion in a Pediatric Patient

Jeremy S. Ruthberg, Anish Abrol, N. Scott HowardCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center. United States Annals of Otology Rhinology and LaryngologyAnn Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2021; 130: 528-531DOI: 10.1177/0003489420962132 AbstractObjective: This paper presents a case of a bronchial Dieulafoy’s lesion in a pediatric patient with recurrent hemoptysis.Case report: A 11-year old female

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