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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2026

Percutaneous treatment of severe branch pulmonary stenosis in children who underwent branch pulmonary artery stenting in infancy: how to deal with stents that cannot be expanded to adult size-case reports.

Ines Hribernik, Kerstin Trociewicz, Daniela Kiski, Philippe Grieshaber, Andreas Brünen, Alexander Schnabel, Fabian Rohlfing, Matthias Sigler

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Ines HribernikDepartment of Paediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0381-1568
Kerstin TrociewiczDepartment of Paediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Daniela KiskiDepartment of Paediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Philippe GrieshaberDivison of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4139-7983
Andreas BrünenDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster 1, 48149 Albert-Schweitzer-Campus, Münster, Germany.
Alexander SchnabelDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster 1, 48149 Albert-Schweitzer-Campus, Münster, Germany.
Fabian RohlfingDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster 1, 48149 Albert-Schweitzer-Campus, Münster, Germany.
Matthias SiglerDepartment of Paediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany.

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Abstract

Background: Current paediatric and congenital interventional cardiologists are increasingly dealing with patients who underwent branch pulmonary artery stenting during infancy and present with severe re-stenosis at follow-up due to reaching the limit of stent expansion because stent dimensions no longer match the distal vessel diameter. Case summary: We report two cases of older children who underwent branch pulmonary artery stenting in infancy where percutaneous re-stenting with adult-sized stents relieved the stenosis completely and has been employed as a lifelong strategy. Discussion: Serial balloon angioplasty with high-pressure balloons, planned re-stenting with adult-sized stents before intentional fracture of the initially implanted stents, and choosing the right timing and types of stents are parts of the treatment strategy that can be implemented successfully in many paediatric patients with branch pulmonary artery stenosis.

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Case reportInfantile branch pulmonary artery stentingIntentional stent fracture and re-stenting

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