Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare condition, often difficult to diagnose and associated with poor prognosis at advanced stages. Lung parenchymal abnormalities are indirect evidence of PVS and can manifest as multifocal opacities, nodular lesions, unilateral effusions, and interstitial septal thickening. These can lead to erroneous diagnoses of airway disease, pneumonia, malignancy or interstitial lung disease. This review summarizes the current literature about the approach, evaluation and management of these patients. Our case report demonstrates that PVS is an under-recognized complication of cardiovascular surgery and should be considered in all patients presenting with respiratory symptoms after a cardiac procedure.
Pulmonary vein stenosis mimicking interstitial lung disease / Carriço F, Gurioli C, Piciucchi S, Dubini A, Tomassetti S, Poletti V. - In: PULMONOLOGY. - ISSN 2531-0429. - ELETTRONICO. - (2020), pp. 0-0. [10.1016/j.pulmoe.2020.05.010]
Pulmonary vein stenosis mimicking interstitial lung disease
Dubini A;Tomassetti S;Poletti V
2020
Abstract
Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare condition, often difficult to diagnose and associated with poor prognosis at advanced stages. Lung parenchymal abnormalities are indirect evidence of PVS and can manifest as multifocal opacities, nodular lesions, unilateral effusions, and interstitial septal thickening. These can lead to erroneous diagnoses of airway disease, pneumonia, malignancy or interstitial lung disease. This review summarizes the current literature about the approach, evaluation and management of these patients. Our case report demonstrates that PVS is an under-recognized complication of cardiovascular surgery and should be considered in all patients presenting with respiratory symptoms after a cardiac procedure.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.