title: Postpericardiotomy syndrome after thymothymectomy: report of two cases.
abstract: Two cases of postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) after thymothymectomy associated with pericardiotomy are described. The incidence of PPS in cardiac operations is reportedly 10-30%. Although no reports have been described in the English literature, our retrospective analysis revealed similar incidents following mediastinal tumor operation associated with pericardiotomy in cardiac surgery. Clinicians should thus be aware of this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Ehime National Hospital, Toon, Ehime, Japan. syukumi@ehime-nh.go.jp
authors.forename: Shungo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yukumi
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kashu
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009375:Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011185:Postpericardiotomy Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome