Mitral commissurotomy is used to repair mitral stenosis associated with rheumatic disease.
mitral valve
It corrects a Mitral Valve Stenosis
The commissures--openings between the valve leaflets--are manually separated by the surgeon.
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Mitral stenosis
Mitral regurgitation is backflow of blood through the mitral valve.
surgical incision or digital disruption of the components of a commissure to increase the size of the orifice.
Mitral stenosis is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve.
Mitral insufficiency is a disorder of the heart in which the mitral valve does not close properly. It is also called mitral regurgitation and more info can be found here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitral_regurgitationMitral
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