title: Recurrent "pericardial pain" after pericardiectomy for recurrent acute benign pericarditis.
abstract: Two cases-of recurrent acute benign pericarditis are presented. Both were characterized by recurrent "pericardial type" pain after nearly total pericardiectomy, a previously unreported occurrence. A plausible explanation for this paradox is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Latts
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wexler
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence