title: [Echocardiography in the diagnosis of exudative pericarditis].
abstract: Echocardiography revealed pericardial effusion in 20 patients with various oncologic diseases. Chest X-ray showed effusion only in 5 patients, electrocardiographic signs of pericarditis were found in 12 patients. Echocardiography is an exact and simple method for the diagnosis of exudative pericarditis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Ekhokardiografiia v diagnostike ekssudativnykh perikarditov.