Interventional treatment for pulmonary venous stenosis due to fibrosing mediastinitis: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare syndrome caused by the abnormal proliferation of mediastinal fibrous tissue. It often causes superior vena cava syndrome, bronchial stenosis, pulmonary vascular stenosis, etc.

Patient presentation

An elderly male patient presented with intermittent chest tightness, shortness of breath, cough, and large pleural effusion. He was diagnosed with fibrosing mediastinitis through echocardiography, chest CT, and inflammatory indicators. Contrast-enhanced CT and selective angiography showed severe stenosis of multiple branches of bilateral pulmonary veins. The patient is considered to have pulmonary vein stenosis caused by FM, and for further treatment, we performed two interventional therapies at different times. After two operations, t

SUBMITTER: Gao R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12391052 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature