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
surgical incision or digital disruption of the components of a commissure to increase the size of the orifice.
Mitral regurgitation is backflow of blood through the mitral valve.
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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