TY - JOUR
T1 - Balloon pericardiotomy for recurrent pericardial effusions following Fontan revision
AU - Forbes, T. J.
AU - Horenstein, Silvana M.
AU - Vincent, J. A.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy (PBP) has been used in patients with recurrent pericardial effusions in which the chest and pericardium had not been previously entered and therefore concerns about adhesions were minimal. Few reports have depicted PBP for patients with recurrent pericardial effusions following open-heart surgery, in which adhesions may play a greater role. We report a successful creation of a pericardial window using PBP in a child with recurrent pericardial effusions after a Fontan revision. This technique offers a simpler approach to the treatment of recurrent pericardial effusions after open-heart surgery in patients with 8 congenital heart disease.
AB - Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy (PBP) has been used in patients with recurrent pericardial effusions in which the chest and pericardium had not been previously entered and therefore concerns about adhesions were minimal. Few reports have depicted PBP for patients with recurrent pericardial effusions following open-heart surgery, in which adhesions may play a greater role. We report a successful creation of a pericardial window using PBP in a child with recurrent pericardial effusions after a Fontan revision. This technique offers a simpler approach to the treatment of recurrent pericardial effusions after open-heart surgery in patients with 8 congenital heart disease.
KW - Balloon pericardiotomy
KW - Percutaneous
KW - Pericardial effusion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035206136&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s002460010291
DO - 10.1007/s002460010291
M3 - Article
C2 - 11894163
AN - SCOPUS:0035206136
VL - 22
SP - 527
EP - 529
JO - Pediatric Cardiology
JF - Pediatric Cardiology
SN - 0172-0643
IS - 6
ER -