Medical Definition of Balloonseptostomy
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Creation of an artificial interatrial septal defect by cardiac catheterization during which an inflated balloon is pulled across the interatrial septum through the foramen ovale; used in cases of transposition of the great vessels and tricuspid atresia.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Balloonseptostomy
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