Sclerotherapy embolism: a novel etiology for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease (CTEPD) includes both chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and disease without pulmonary hypertension. Although the main cause of CTEPH is mostly due to thromboembolic events, other rare non-thrombotic etiologies may also contribute to chronic pulmonary artery obstruction. This case series presents a unique observation of foreign material embolization related to prior sclerotherapy procedures, confirmed histopathologically after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA).

Methods

From a prospectively maintained database of 1,105 patients undergoing PEA between 2011 and 2025, four patients (three women and one man; median age 32.5 years, range: 28-41) with a history of sclerotherapy were identified. All underwent sclero

SUBMITTER: Cetinkaya C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12801887 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature