HIGHLIGHTS
- who: Pericardioperitoneal shunt • Denver et al. from the Department of, Higashi Takarazuka Hospital, Takarazuka, Japan have published the research work: Pericardioperitoneal shunt for the treatment of refractory non-malignant pericardial effusion, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
- what: The authors report a case of long-term pericardioperitoneal shunt placement as a less-invasive alternative treatment for refractory non-malignant pericardial effusion.
SUMMARY
Pericardial effusion is a common finding in clinical practice, whether incidental or as a manifestation of a systemic or cardiac disease. Pericardiocentesis should be considered when the pericardial effusion becomes symptomatic . . .
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