Korean Journal of Radiology

  • 제16권4호
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  • Pages.942-946
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  • 2015
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  • 1229-6929(pISSN)
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  • 2005-8330(eISSN)
대한영상의학회 (The Korean Society of Radiology)
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Lung Infarction due to Pulmonary Vein Stenosis after Ablation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation Misdiagnosed as Organizing Pneumonia: Sequential Changes on CT in Two Cases

  • Kwon, Mi-ri (Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Ho Yun (Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Jong Ho (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Um, Sang-Won (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • 투고 : 2015.01.14
  • 심사 : 2015.04.16
  • 발행 : 2015.08.01
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초록

Pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis is a complication of ablation therapy for arrhythmias. We report two cases with chronic lung parenchymal abnormalities showing no improvement and waxing and waning features, which were initially diagnosed as nonspecific pneumonias, and finally confirmed as PV stenosis. When a patient presents for nonspecific respiratory symptoms without evidence of infection after ablation therapy and image findings show chronic and repetitive parenchymal abnormalities confined in localized portion, the possibility of PV stenosis should be considered.

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