Maaw. Saleh et al., USE OF BIPLANE TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AS THE ONLY IMAGING TECHNIQUE FOR PERCUTANEOUS BALLOON MITRAL COMMISSUROTOMY, The American journal of cardiology, 78(1), 1996, pp. 103
Percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy with the Inoue technique wa
s attempted in 9 patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis under the sol
e guidance of biplane transesophageal echocardiography and was complet
ed in 8 patients. This preliminary experience points to the feasibilit
y and relative safety of performing percutaneous balloon mitral commis
surotomy under the sole guidance of biplane transesophageal echocardio
graphy.