TY - JOUR AU - Duan, Yichao AU - Zhou, Xing AU - Su, Hongling AU - Jiang, Kaiyu AU - Wu, Wenyu AU - Pan, Xin AU - Qi, Guanming AU - Zhang, Yan AU - Cao, Yunshan PY - 2019 TI - Balloon angioplasty or stent implantation for pulmonary vein stenosis caused by fibrosing mediastinitis: a systematic review JF - Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy; Vol 9, No 5 (October 22, 2019): Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy Y2 - 2019 KW - N2 - Fibrosing mediastinitis (FM) is a very rare disease, often caused by histoplasmosis capsulatum, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, autoimmunity and other diseases, such as IgG 4-related diseases. Fibrous structures in the mediastinum compress the pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, superior vena cava, esophagus, trachea and cardiac vessels, leading to clinical symptoms. Drug therapeutic modality for pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) caused by FM is palliative in essence and with limited efficacy, whereas surgical treatment causes high mortality. In recent years, catheter-based treatment to FM-caused PVS has emerged as a promising therapeutic modality, however, the safety and effectiveness of this modality remain unclear. Therefore, a systematic review on the safety and efficacy of the catheter-based treatment for PVS caused by FM was performed, in the hope to shed lights on the alternative therapeutic strategy to this fatal disease. UR - https://cdt.amegroups.org/article/view/30176