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Indications: - pericardial effusion - not responsive to pericardiocentesis - chylopericardium - postoperative hemopericardium - *early fungal pericarditis or tuberculous pericarditis - *part of mediastinal debridement, in patients with descending mediastinitis Contraindications: - pericardiotomy or pericardiectomy indicated * pericardiocentesis should be attempted first [2] Procedure: - excision of a portion of the pericardium, which allows an effusion to drain continuously into the peritoneum or chest

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pericardiectomy

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cardiac surgery (heart surgery) surgical resection (excision)

References

  1. Mueller DK, Yang EH Pericardial Window http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1829679-overview
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015