commissurotomy

Dutch translation: commissurotomie

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English term or phrase:commissurotomy
Dutch translation:commissurotomie
Entered by: Erik van Vliet

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00:54 Nov 4, 2020
English to Dutch translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical: Cardiology
English term or phrase: commissurotomy
Definition from Texas Heart Institute:
A procedure used to widen the opening of a heart valve that has been narrowed by scar tissue.

Example sentence(s):
  • Percutaneous mitral balloon commissurotomy must be considered for those with symptomatic severe MS without LA thrombi or more than moderate MR because the degree of MR frequently increases after the procedure. ScienceDirect
  • It is our belief that a high pressure in the left auricle is helpful postoperatively in maintaining separation of the valve cusps after commissurotomy. Chest Journal
  • In performing tricuspid commissurotomy, it is essential to identify and split the fan chordae, which are always fused and which clearly delineate the fused commissures The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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commissurotomie
Definition:
Operatie van de hartklep voor het verwijderen van een stenose
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Definition from own experience or research:
Operatie van de hartklep voor het verwijderen van een stenose

Example sentence(s):
  • Er zijn twee opties: de zieke klep vervangen door een kunstklep of de vergroeiingen tussen de beide klepbladen splitsen (commissurotomie). - AZ Sint-Elisabeth Zottegem  
  • Ballondilatatie van een stenotische mitralisklep kan een aantrekkelijk alternatief vormen voor chirurgische open of gesloten commissurotomie. - NTVG  
Erik van Vliet
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Yes  Edith van der Have
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  -> Bedankt voor je stem en het afronden van deze term daarmee!
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