Video-assisted thoracoscopic pericardiectomy for severe pericardial effusions.

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)

Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitayusyu, Japan.

Published: April 1999

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has proven to be extremely useful in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple thoracic problems. We used the VATS technique to successfully treat refractory pericardial effusions associated with pericarditis by performing pericardiectomy.

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