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Percutaneous treatment for silicosis-induced pulmonary artery stenosis: A case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Exposure to crystalline silica results in silicosis with initiation and progression of pulmonary fibrosis. The impaired lung parenchyma leads to pulmonary arterial hypertension and increased pressure in the right ventricle of the heart. Usually, the silicosis may be followed by enlargeme...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Ruifeng, Ma, Guofeng, Xu, Xiaoling, Liang, Li
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5943882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29480834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000009469