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

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

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.26, no.4, pp.759-763, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.759-763
  • Keywords: Constrictive Pericarditis, Median Sternotomy, Thoracotomy
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.