Valvulotomy

Valvulotomy
Intervention
ICD-9-CM 35.0

Commissurotomy of cardiac valves is called valvulotomy,[1] and consists of making one or more incisions at the edges of the commissure formed between two or three valves, in order to relieve constriction such as occurs in valvular stenosis, especially mitral valve stenosis.

References

  1. ^ TheFreeDictionary > valvotomy Citing: WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

See also

Healthcare science – Medicine · Surgery · Cardiac procedures (ICD-9-CM V3 35-37+89.4+99.6, ICD-10-PCS 02)
Surgery and IC
Heart valves
and septa

Valve repair · Valvulotomy · Mitral valve repair · Valvuloplasty (aortic, mitral) Valve replacement - Aortic valve replacement (Ross procedure, Percutaneous aortic valve replacement) · Mitral valve replacement

production of septal defect in heart: enlargement of existing septal defect (Atrial septostomy, Balloon septostomy) · creation of septal defect in heart (Blalock-Hanlon procedure)

shunt from heart chamber to blood vessel: atrium to pulmonary artery (Fontan procedure) · left ventricle to aorta (Rastelli procedure) · right ventricle to pulmonary artery (Sano shunt)

compound procedures: for transposition of great vessels (Jatene procedure, Mustard procedure) · for univentricular defect (Norwood procedure, Kawashima procedure)

shunt from blood vessel to blood vessel: systemic circulation to pulmonary artery shunt (Blalock-Taussig shunt) · SVC to the right PA (Glenn procedure)
Cardiac vessels
Other
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tests and
procedures
Function tests
Pacing

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