Thoracoscopic pericardiectomy.
A new technique for pericardial resection is described using thoracoscopy. With the advent of newer videolaparoscopic techniques allowing better visualization and the use of new endoscopic staplers, a whole spectrum of surgical procedures can now be performed through the thoracoscope.
Krasna
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Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore 21201, USA.
Fiocco
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000601:surgery; D010491:Pericardial Window Techniques; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000601:surgery; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D013906:Thoracoscopy