A LATE COMPLICATION OF TUBERCULOUS PERICARDITIS AFTER PARTIAL PERICARDIAL RESECTION

Authors
GREGORY AK CONNERY CP ANAGNOSTOPOULOS CE
Citation
Ak. Gregory et al., A LATE COMPLICATION OF TUBERCULOUS PERICARDITIS AFTER PARTIAL PERICARDIAL RESECTION, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 65(2), 1998, pp. 542-544
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
65
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
542 - 544
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1998)65:2<542:ALCOTP>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Tuberculous pericarditis is estimated to occur in 1% to 2% of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. Despite adequate therapy, a subset of patient s may eventually require pericardiectomy. Incomplete pericardial resec tions are associated with an increased incidence of late complications . We report a cutaneous sinus tract communicating with residual perica rdium and a retrosternal abscess cavity 11 years after partial pericar dial resection. (C) 1998 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.