Management of constrictive pericarditis: a comparative study between median sternotomy and left thoracotomy

Ekim H., Basel H., Odabasi D., Tuncer M.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.26, sa.4, ss.759-763, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.759-763
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Constrictive pericarditis (CP) requires pericardiectomy but the choice of surgical approach remains controversial. Hence we have reviewed our experience of pericardiectomy carried out for CP and compared the results of pericardiectomy performed by median sternotomy versus left thoracotomy with regard to functional outcomes.