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Thoracoscopic creation of a pericardial window in dogs
P Holak1, P Szałecki, Z Adamiak
1Department of Surgery and Roentgenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 14, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland. piotr-holak@wp.pl
Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences
|November 5, 2009
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.

