title: Balloon pulmonary valvotomy--not just a simple balloon dilatation.
abstract: Balloon pulmonary valvotomy is the preferred mode of treatment in patients with isolated pulmonary valvar stenosis and has shown good long term results. It is generally considered a safe procedure with few complications. There have been however, case reports of potentially fatal acute severe pulmonary edema occurring after the procedure in some patients. The cause of this complication and its pathophysiology is still not clear. Its occurrence is also infrequent with less than 5 cases reported till now. We report a case of pulmonary valvar stenosis which developed acute severe refractory pulmonary edema immediately after balloon pulmonary valvotomy.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital and Associated Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi 110002, India. Electronic address: drsubhendu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Subhendu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital and Associated Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Bhagya Narayan
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital and Associated Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tyagi
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Balloon pulmonary valvoplasty; Balloon pulmonary valvotomy; Pulmonary edema; Pulmonary stenosis