Pericardiectomy
"Pericardiectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical excision (total or partial) of a portion of the pericardium. Pericardiotomy refers to incision of the pericardium.
| Descriptor ID |
D010492
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.100.376.735 E04.928.220.605
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| Concept/Terms |
Pericardiectomy- Pericardiectomy
- Pericardiectomies
- Pericardectomy
- Pericardectomies
Pericardiotomy- Pericardiotomy
- Pericardiotomies
- Pericardotomy
- Pericardotomies
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericardiectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Helwani MA, Alber S, DeWet CJ, Zoller JK. Intraoperative Assessment of Hepatic Vein Tracings in Constrictive Pericarditis During Surgical Pericardiectomy. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Apr; 34(4):1099-1102.
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Rajab TK, Maurice M, Munyana J, Robinson B. Pericardiectomy causing abdominal hernia incarceration. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Dec; 13(6):650-2.