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The cutting pericardiotome: another option for pericardiopleural draining in recurrent pericardial effusion. Initial
J Sochman1, J Peregrin, D Pavcnik
1Coronary Care Unit, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Vídenká 1958/9, 140 21, Prague, Czech Republic.
International Journal of Cardiology
|January 11, 2001
Abstract:
Large recurrent pericardial effusion can be managed by repeat pericardiocentesis or by surgery. A relatively new, catheter-based method uses a balloon catheter (percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy) for drainage from the pericardial sac to the pleural space. As an alternative, we present a newly developed device: Cutting pericardiotome.