Jason F. Goldberg1, Craig L. Jensen2, Rajesh Krishnamurthy3, Nidhy P. Varghese4, Henri Justino1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.1, pp. 124-130, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12537
Abstract Objective: We describe the long-term follow-up of a child with recurrent hemoptysis due to
severe pulmonary vein stenosis decompressing via collaterals to esophageal varices.
Design: Case report
Setting: Tertiary children’s hospital
Patient: Single child through ages 2- to 11-year old
Interventions: The child underwent cutting balloon angioplasty, bare metal stenting, and implantation of a PTFE-covered stent, all of which failed rapidly. Only after placement of a paclitaxel drug
eluting stent did he have prolonged relief from hemoptysis and long-term patency of the treated
vein. The stents were serially dilated to keep up with somatic growth of the child, eventually culminating More >
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