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Pericardiectomy in Uremia

JAMA, 1974
Pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade in chronic renal failure is treated conventionally by aggressive dialysis, repeated pericardicentesis, and less often, by surgery (pericardial window or partial pericardiectomy). Although serious complications have followed pericardial aspiration in several reported cases, it continues to be the most widely ...
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Pericardiectomy for Pericarditis in the Pediatric Population

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2009
Pericarditis requiring pericardiectomy is uncommon in the pediatric population. The aim of this study is to characterize our experience with this subset of patients.Between February 1978 and May 2008 pericardiectomy was performed on 27 pediatric patients (25 male).
Jess L, Thompson, Harold M, Burkhart, Joseph A, Dearani, Frank, Cetta, Jae K, Oh, Hartzell V, Schaff   +5 more
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Pericardiectomy using an oscillating saw

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2000
We describe the use of a microoscillating saw on the heart to remove calcific pericardium. This microoscillating saw proved indispensable to achieve a safe pericardiectomy in a 55-year-old woman with thick, severe idiopathic calcific constrictive pericarditis.
A, Casha, V, Chandrasekaran
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Addisonian Crisis following Pericardiectomy

Cardiovascular Surgery, 1994
In developing countries tuberculosis is a common cause of constrictive pericarditis and its Involvement of other organs may sometimes complicate the surgical management of such patients. A case is reported of constrictive pericarditis in which the patient developed protracted hypotension which was unresponsive to inotropic therapy, following ...
S, Shah, A, Shah, E, Bhatia, A K, Ganjoo
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The role of pericardiectomy in pericardial disorders

European Heart Journal, 1991
Pericardiectomy today is an accepted therapeutic concept in patients with different pericardial disorders. The postoperative outcome of patients is mainly influenced by two factors. First, diagnosis has to be established early to avoid myocardial deterioration and secondary organ failure, especially of liver and kidneys.
F W, Hehrlein, R, Moosdorf, M, Pitton, F, Dapper   +3 more
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Thoracoscopic pericardiectomy.

Surgical laparoscopy & endoscopy, 1995
A new technique for pericardial resection is described using thoracoscopy. With the advent of newer videolaparoscopic techniques allowing better visualization and the use of new endoscopic staplers, a whole spectrum of surgical procedures can now be performed through the thoracoscope.
M, Krasna, M, Fiocco
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Acute Macrophysiological Effects of Pericardiectomy: Chronic Effects of Pericardiectomy/Pericardiotomy Uninvestigated – Is Pericardiectomy Benign

Cardiology, 2011
Raman, Mehrzad, David H, Spodick
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Refractory Recurrent Pericarditis After Pericardiectomy in a Young Woman

JACC: Case Reports, 2021
Hassan Mehmood Lak, Farah Yasmin
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Worsened Tricuspid Regurgitation Following Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2021
Tom Kai Ming Wang, Amol Pande
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Outcomes of pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis following mediastinal irradiation

Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2021
Juan Crestanello, Richard Daly, Brian Lahr   +2 more
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