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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2026

Optical coherence tomography assessment of rapidly progressive pulmonary vein stenosis in fibrosing mediastinitis: a case report.

Haijuan Wang, Zhaofen Wang, Xiuli Li, Peng Chang

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Article in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Haijuan WangThe Second Hospital and Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Zhaofen WangThe Second Hospital and Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Xiuli LiDepartment of Cardiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, No.82, Cuiyingmen, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730030, Gansu Province, China.
Peng ChangThe Second Hospital and Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. pchang@lzu.edu.cn.

Funding

Cuiying Science and Technology Innovation Project CY2023-MS-B06Gansu Key Research and Development Program under Grant No. 25YFFA053Gansu Provincial Key Talent Project10 2026RCXM011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare disease caused by benign proliferation of fibrous tissue within the mediastinum encircling the mediastinal organs, leading to compression of the surrounding bronchial and blood vessels. We report a case of fibrosing mediastinitis with rapidly progressive pulmonary vein stenosis evaluated using multimodality imaging. Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography demonstrated multiple pulmonary vein stenoses, while intravascular optical coherence tomography provided high-resolution characterization of the lesions, showing smooth vessel walls without evidence of thrombosis or significant intimal hyperplasia, suggesting an extrinsic compressive mechanism. These imaging findings complemented conventional angiography and influenced interventional strategy. This case highlights the incremental value of optical coherence tomography in assessing pulmonary vein stenosis associated with fibrosing mediastinitis.

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MediastinitisPulmonary VeinsSclerosisStenosis, Pulmonary VeinTomography, Optical CoherenceAgedDisease ProgressionHumansMaleCompression of pulmonary veinsFibrosing mediastinitisOptical coherence tomographyPulmonary hypertensionPulmonary vein intervention

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PMID42098762
PMCPMC13317031

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