Video-assisted thoracic surgery for delayed pericardial effusion post-CABG.
Delayed-onset pericardial effusion following coronary artery bypass grafts can give rise to significant morbidity in its presentation and in its management by traditional surgical techniques. A video-assisted thoracoscopic technique to create a pericardial window, with the advantage of a minimally invasive approach combined with excellent visualization in such a patient is described.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mater Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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JP
Hurley
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K
Subarreddy
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J
McCarthy
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AE
Wood
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010491:Pericardial Window Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*