title: [Pericardioscopy: definition, value and limitation].
abstract: After thoracoscopy and mediastinoscopy, pericardioscopy now completes the endoscopic techniques available for exploration of the pericardial cavity. During one year, we systematically associated pericardioscopy with pericardial drainage, using a mediastinoscope. Pericardioscopy visualizes the pericardium and guides biopsies. We report here this one-year experience of 12 pericardioscopies, describing the technique and listing its indications.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: La péricardoscopie: définition, intérêt et limite.