Pericardectomy
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This is a complete removal of the pericardium (using an anterolateral thoracotomy or median sternotomy). The indication for this procedure is constrictive pericarditis, the most common cause of which is tuberculosis or post-radiation pericarditis.
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- VANEK, Ivan, et al. Cardiovascular surgery. 1st edition. Prague: Karolinum, 2003. 236 pp. ISBN 8024605236 .
- VAVRUŠOVÁ, B, P DOČKALOVÁ and J PUDIL. Blunt heart injuries [online]. © 2006. [feeling. 2010-09-20]. < http://www.zachranarivlockari.wz.cz/download/tupe_srdce.pdf >.
