Pulmonary Vein Obstruction: An Uncommon Sequel to Chronic Fibrous Mediastinitis

Case Reports1 April 1958PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION: AN UNCOMMON SEQUEL TO CHRONIC FIBROUS MEDIASTINITISIRVING L. BINDELGLASS, M.D., SIDNEY TRUBOWITZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.IRVING L. BINDELGLASS, M.D., SIDNEY TRUBOWITZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-4-876 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe mediastinum in health is an extremely mobile and adaptable space lined by a minimum of connective tissue which binds together the heart, great vessels, esophagus, trachea, lymphatic channels and the phrenic and vagus nerves. This adaptability to the changes in size, shape and position of the mediastinal structures may be seriously impaired by various pathologic processes, including inflammation and neoplasm. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: East Orange, New Jersey*Received for publication September 28, 1956.From the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, East Orange, New Jersey.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Sidney Trubowitz, M.D., Veterans Administration Hospital, East Orange, New Jersey. 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