title: Effusive--constrictive epicarditis that developed more than 5 years after ventricular septal defect closure: two cases relieved by epicardiectomy.
abstract: We describe two children diagnosed with effusive-constrictive epicarditis that developed more than 5 years after ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure. Constrictive epicarditis is extremely rare in children and there are few reports of infants with effusive-constrictive epicarditis associated with congenital heart disease surgery. This is the first pediatric case report of effusive-constrictive epicarditis occurring after VSD closure that was relieved by epicardiectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatircs, Jichi Medical School, Minamikawachi, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan. soeji@jichi.ac.jp
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Momoi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors