| Autor: |
Watarida, Shoji, Shiraishi, Shoichiro, Matsubayashi, Keiji, Imura, Masato, Nishi, Takao |
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Surgery Today; May2002, Vol. 32 Issue 5, p410-413, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
From August 1986 to February 2000, three patients were given a pericardial-peritoneal window using a subxiphoidal approach, for pericardial effusion associated with chronic exudative pericarditis. Complete drainage without recurrence was achieved in two patients with a large pericardial-peritoneal window (4 cm diameter) and effusion recurred in another with a small pericardial-peritoneal window (3 cm diameter). No complications were encountered. The pericardial-peritoneal window, approached subxiphoidally, is a simple, safe, and effective procedure and applicable in most patients with noninfectious benign pericardial effusion. We herein describe our techniques, clinical characteristics, and the results for three patients undergoing this treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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