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Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1981; 14(3): 268-273
Published online September 1, 1981
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
신기우,이호완,이동준
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Two cases of acute pyogenic pericarditis are, on case, 12 year old male patient, followed the bacteremia of pneumonia and other case, 9 year old female patient, followed the bactreremia of osteomyelitis.
After the confirmed diagnosis by pericardial aspiration, the emergency pericardial window was made to relief the severe cardiogenic symptoms. The general symptoms were improved immediately, but 40 days and 15 days after pericardiostomy, in each case, the sign and symptoms of cardiac compression were seen with recurrent cariac tamponade.
Pericardiectomy with median sternotomy was performed in each case and thereafter the patients were discharged without and problems.
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1981; 14(3): 268-273
Published online September 1, 1981
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
신기우,이호완,이동준
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Two cases of acute pyogenic pericarditis are, on case, 12 year old male patient, followed the bacteremia of pneumonia and other case, 9 year old female patient, followed the bactreremia of osteomyelitis.
After the confirmed diagnosis by pericardial aspiration, the emergency pericardial window was made to relief the severe cardiogenic symptoms. The general symptoms were improved immediately, but 40 days and 15 days after pericardiostomy, in each case, the sign and symptoms of cardiac compression were seen with recurrent cariac tamponade.
Pericardiectomy with median sternotomy was performed in each case and thereafter the patients were discharged without and problems.