title: [Experiences with the modified Fontenelle operation for pericardial effusion].
abstract: The authors summarize their experiences on the surgical treatment of pericardial effusions by surveying the clinical data of patients in the last 4 years. They call attention on the advantages of subxyphoideal pericardium fenestration, the modified Fontenelle operation, which method is routinely used by them.
authors: Kaposi Mór Megyei Kórház Altalános Sebészeti, Er- és Mellkassebészeti Osztály.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Herke
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Vincze
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome