title: Subacute constrictive uremic pericarditis. Survival after pericardiectomy.
abstract: Uremic pericarditis progressed to subacute constriction despite intensive medical treatment in two patients with concomitant metabolic stress of surgery and infection. Total pericardiectomy was successful and should be done as soon as medical measures fail to resolve the pericarditis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D007213:Indomethacin