title: Thoracoscopic creation of a pericardial window in dogs.
abstract: A window in the pericardial sac was created by thoracoscopy in two dogs with diagnosed idiopathic haemorrhagic pericardial effusion (IHPE). Thoracoscopic access to the pericardial sac facilitated surgery and minimised the risk of complications associated with conventional thoracotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Roentgenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 14, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland. piotr-holak@wp.pl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Holak
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szałecki
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Adamiak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chyczewski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jałyński
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010491:Pericardial Window Techniques / Q000662:veterinary*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000662:veterinary*