The cutting pericardiotome: another option for pericardiopleural draining in recurrent pericardial effusion. Initial experience.
Large recurrent pericardial effusion can be managed by repeat pericardiocentesis or by surgery. A relatively new, catheter-based method uses a balloon catheter (percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy) for drainage from the pericardial sac to the pleural space. As an alternative, we present a newly developed device: Cutting pericardiotome.
Sochman
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Coronary Care Unit, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Vídenká 1958/9, 140 21, Prague, Czech Republic.
Peregrin
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J
Pavcnik
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004452:Echocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010994:Pleura / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods*; D013556:Swine, Miniature