title: Pericardioperitoneal shunt for persistent pericardial effusions: a new drainage procedure.
abstract: We report a pericardioperitoneal shunt procedure in 2 patients with persistent pericardial effusions in which the classic surgical methods of shunting were inappropriate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, England.
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jeyasingham
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000601:surgery*; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity