Pericardoscopy for primary management of pericardial effusion in cancer patients

• Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 287 - 291
• Main Authors: Porte, Henri L., Janecki-Delebecq, Thérèse J., Finzi, Laetitia, Métois, David G., Millaire, Alain, Wurtz, Alain J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Science B.V 01.09.1999; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Diseases of the pericardium; Endoscopy - methods; Endoscopy - mortality; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart; Humans; Lung cancer; Lung Neoplasms - complications; Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - complications; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - diagnosis; Male; Malignant pericardial effusion; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; Pericardial Effusion - diagnosis; Pericardial Effusion - etiology; Pericardial Effusion - mortality; Pericardial Effusion - surgery; Pericardioscopy; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; Pericardioscopy; Lung cancer; Malignant pericardial effusion; Human; Fibroscopy; Pericarditis; Etiology; Heart disease; Pericardial disease; Cardiovascular disease; Endoscopy; Diagnosis; Metastasis; Malignant tumor; Pericardium

Objective: To assess the usefulness of pericardoscopy via the subxyphoid route for the diagnosis and treatment of pericardial effusion in patients with a history of cancer. Methods: All patients with a recent or remote history of cancer and a pericardial effusion of unknown origin requiring drainage...