27 November 2025
: Case report 
Combining Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement with Kidney Transplantation: A Pioneering Case
Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual setting of medical care, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Abudar Al Ganadi ABCDEFG 1, Ismail Al-Shameri ABCDEF 2*, Nabeel Mughallis G 2, Naseem Al-Wsabi ABCDE 2DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948800
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948800
Figure 1 (A) Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) image demonstrating severe mitral regurgitation with posterior leaflet prolapse. (B) Intraoperative photograph showing minimally invasive mitral valve replacement (MIMVR) through a right mini-thoracotomy. (C) TEE image demonstrating postoperative competent mitral valve function. (D) Postoperative chest radiograph showing the mitral prosthetic valve.