Ways to treat PVS
There are different ways to treat PVS and what treatment a child receives depends on the number of veins involved, the severity of the disease, where the stenosis is located in the vein the stenosis along with many other factors. Sometimes, the best way to treat the pulmonary vein stenosis is not clear.
The main treatment approaches for PVS are surgery or catheter based interventions. During a child's life, a child can sometimes have multiple surgeries and multiple catheter based interventions.
There are medical therapies to treat the symptoms of pulmonary vein stenosis. Sometimes a child will receive medicines that decrease the amount of fluid in the body ( a diuretic) and sometimes they will receive a medicine to relax the pulmonary arteries. These medicines do not cure pulmonary vein stenosis.
There are new medicines that are being tested to try to treat the disease in the pulmonary veins. It is unknown if these therapies will slow the progression of pulmonary vein stenosis.
Some children may receive a lung transplant if their pulmonary vein stenosis is very severe. A lung transplant is a big procedure and sometimes a child can die waiting for a lung transplant.
Some children's disease may be very severe and there are no active treatment, but rather supportive care.
Click on the links below to explore different treatment options available. Talk to your treating doctor to find out which treatments work best for your child.
The main treatment approaches for PVS are surgery or catheter based interventions. During a child's life, a child can sometimes have multiple surgeries and multiple catheter based interventions.
There are medical therapies to treat the symptoms of pulmonary vein stenosis. Sometimes a child will receive medicines that decrease the amount of fluid in the body ( a diuretic) and sometimes they will receive a medicine to relax the pulmonary arteries. These medicines do not cure pulmonary vein stenosis.
There are new medicines that are being tested to try to treat the disease in the pulmonary veins. It is unknown if these therapies will slow the progression of pulmonary vein stenosis.
Some children may receive a lung transplant if their pulmonary vein stenosis is very severe. A lung transplant is a big procedure and sometimes a child can die waiting for a lung transplant.
Some children's disease may be very severe and there are no active treatment, but rather supportive care.
Click on the links below to explore different treatment options available. Talk to your treating doctor to find out which treatments work best for your child.