title: [Diagnostic value of closed thorax pericardial biopsy. 20 cases].
abstract: Twenty patients with sub-acute and chronic pericarditis under went closed thorax pericardial biopsy. In three cases the examination brought to light a diagnosis of tuberculosis and in one of a tumoural origin. In 16 cases in which the aetiology was that of a non-specific pericarditis, the value of this examination, integrated into the context, is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010212:Papilloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011029:Pneumoradiography; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects
vernacular_title: Intérêt diagnostique de la biopsie péricardique à thorax fermé. Vingt observations