Plastic bronchitis: symptomatic improvement after pulmonary arterial stenting in four patients with Fontan circulation.

Title:: Plastic bronchitis: symptomatic improvement after pulmonary arterial stenting in four patients with Fontan circulation.
Document type:: Journal Article
Author(s):: Tanase, Daniel; Ewert, Peter; Eicken, Andreas
Abstract:: Plastic bronchitis is a severe complication after a Fontan procedure, with an estimated incidence around 1-2% and poor prognosis. We present the cases of four patients with plastic bronchitis after a total cavopulmonary connection with a stenosis of the left pulmonary artery that was stented successfully. In three of the four patients, symptoms improved after catheter intervention in combination with pulmonary vasodilator and inhalative treatment.
Journal title abbreviation:: Cardiol Young
Year:: 2015
Journal volume:: 25
Journal issue:: 1
Pages contribution:: 151-3
Language:: eng
Fulltext / DOI:: doi:10.1017/S1047951113002163
Pubmed ID:: http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24345740
Print-ISSN:: 1047-9511
TUM Institution:: Klinik für Kinderkardiologie und angeborene Herzfehler (Prof. Hess)
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