Sequential single-stage percutaneous balloon dilatation of an inferior vena cava obstruction with rheumatic mitral stenosis

J Heart Valve Dis. 2011 Mar;20(2):237-9.

Abstract

The case is reported of severe rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) associated with asymptomatic inferior vena cava (IVC) occlusion, detected incidentally while performing percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy (PBMV). The patient successfully underwent a single-stage balloon dilatation of the membranous obstruction in the IVC, followed by PBMV using the Inoue technique. The case represents a rare, incidental concurrence of IVC obstruction and severe rheumatic MS. This rare hybrid percutaneous sequential balloon dilatation is the first of its type to be reported, and highlights the growing experience of percutaneous interventional techniques in the management of such complex cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Catheterization*
  • Endovascular Procedures*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / complications
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / therapy*
  • Phlebography
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / therapy*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Diseases / complications
  • Vascular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Vascular Diseases / therapy*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior* / diagnostic imaging