title: Sequential single-stage percutaneous balloon dilatation of an inferior vena cava obstruction with rheumatic mitral stenosis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Nakul
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Sudeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Nagaraja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moorthy
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Rajendra V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Phadke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D010690:Phlebography; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging