Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy in a patient with advanced case of malignant pericardial effusion and tamponade.
Surgical creation of a pericardial window has been a standard procedure for relieving symptoms of patients presenting with recurrent pericardial effusion. In this report we describe the application of Multitrack balloon catheter for creating a pericardial window in a patient who had recurrent pericardial effusion with tamponade as a result of advance malignant disease of breast.
Ashraf
Tariq
T
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi.
Pathan
Asad
A
Memon
Anis
A
Rasool
Ishtiaq
I
Kundi
Asadullah
A
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods