"Pericardiectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical excision (total or partial) of a portion of the pericardium. Pericardiotomy refers to incision of the pericardium.
Descriptor ID |
D010492
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MeSH Number(s) |
E04.100.376.735 E04.928.220.605
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Concept/Terms |
Pericardiectomy- Pericardiectomy
- Pericardiectomies
- Pericardectomy
- Pericardectomies
Pericardiotomy- Pericardiotomy
- Pericardiotomies
- Pericardotomy
- Pericardotomies
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Pericardial effusion: subxiphoid pericardiostomy versus percutaneous catheter drainage. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Feb; 67(2):437-40.