title: Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy for the treatment of recurrent malignant pericardial effusion.
abstract: Malignant disease with pericardial metastasis is one of the most common causes of recurrent pericardial effusion (PE) with tamponade. While surgical pericardiotomy in these patients is very morbid and may not be a viable option, a palliative treatment percutaneously with percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy (PBP) can be a preferred treatment. We report herewith a case of PBP technique done using our day-to-day catheterisation laboratory equipment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, CSM Medical University, Lucknow. aniketpuri@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Aniket
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dwivedi
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Narain
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000077192:Adenocarcinoma of Lung; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome