pericardiotomy

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pericardiotomy /peri·car·di·ot·o·my/ (-kahr″de-ot´ah-me) incision of the pericardium.

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Incision into the pericardium.

pericardiotomy

[-kär′di·ot′əmē]

a surgical incision in the pericardium.

pericardiotomy [per″ĭ-kahr″de-ot´ah-me]

incision of pericardium.

pericardiotomy

incision of pericardium.

balloon pericardiotomy

a balloon placed in the pericardial space by percutaneous catheterization is used to create a window in the pericardium. Used in treatment of recurring pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade.

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cardiac decompression cerebral decompression decompression microvascular decompression nerve decompression pericarditis postpericardiotomy syndrome			Also, there were no signs of ventricular wall rupture as pericardial adhesions and pericardial hematoma following the pericardiotomy. True left ventricular aneurysms and rupture/midterm survival ... by Tiryakioglu, Osman; Goncu, Tugrul; Cakici, Mehmet / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi) Thoracoscopic exploration revealed an enlarged heart, that following pericardiotomy drained 400 mL of frank blood. Delayed hemopericardium after penetrating chest trauma: thoracoscopic ... by Liu, Donald / Southern Medical Journal Cardiac tamponade was evident on opening the chest, and pericardiotomy drained 750 mL of clotted blood. Thoracic packing for uncontrolled bleeding in penetrating thoracic ... by Steeb, Glenn / Southern Medical Journal			pericardiacophrenic vein pericardial pericardial adhesion pericardial artery pericardial cavity pericardial decompression pericardial effusion pericardial fremitus pericardial friction rub pericardial friction sound pericardial knock pericardial murmur pericardial rub pericardial tamponade pericardial vein pericardicentesis pericardiectomy pericardiocentesis pericardiolysis pericardioperitoneal pericardioperitoneal canals pericardiophrenic pericardiopleural pericardiorrhaphy pericardiostomy pericardiotomy pericarditis pericarditis obliterans pericardium pericecal pericecitis pericellular pericementitis pericervical pericholangitis pericholecystitis perichondral perichondral bone perichondrial perichondrial bone perichondritis perichondrium perichordal perichoroidal perichrome pericolic pericolic abscess pericolitis pericolonitis pericolpitis periconchal			pericardial sac Pericardial sinus pericardial space Pericardial tamponade Pericardial tamponade Pericardial tamponade pericardial vein pericardial vein pericardial veins pericardial veins pericardial veins pericardial, pleural, peritoneal fluid pericardial, pleural, peritoneal fluid pericardial, pleural, peritoneal fluid pericardial, pleural, peritoneal fluid Pericardian Pericardic pericardicentesis pericardiectomy pericardiocentesis pericardiolysis pericardioperitoneal pericardioperitoneal canals Pericardioperitoneal Diaphragmatic Hernia pericardiophrenic Pericardiophrenic artery Pericardiophrenic vessels pericardiopleural pericardiorrhaphy pericardiostomy pericardiotomy pericarditis pericarditis pericarditis pericarditis pericarditis obliterans pericarditis obliterans pericarditis obliterans Pericarditus Pericarditus Pericarditus pericardium pericardium pericardium pericardium Pericardium effusion pericarp pericarp Pericarpel Pericarpel pericarpial pericarpial pericarps pericarps pericecal pericecitis Pericellular Pericellular pericementitis pericementoclasia Pericenter

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