A late complication of tuberculous pericarditis after partial pericardial resection

Anita K. Gregory; Cliff P. Connery; Constantinos E. Anagnostopoulos

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A late complication of tuberculous pericarditis after partial pericardial resection

Anita K. Gregory, Cliff P. Connery, Constantinos E. Anagnostopoulos

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Tuberculous pericarditis is estimated to occur in 1% to 2% of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. Despite adequate therapy, a subset of patients may eventually require pericardiectomy. Incomplete pericardial resections are associated with an increased incidence of late complications. We report a cutaneous sinus tract communicating with residual pericardium and a retrosternal abscess cavity 11 years after partial pericardial resection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	542-544
Number of pages	3
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	65
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01358-1
State	Published - Feb 1998
Externally published	Yes

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A late complication of tuberculous pericarditis after partial pericardial resection

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