VATS fenestration of pericardial tamponade under thoracic epidural anesthesia in high risk patients with asymmetric pericardial effusions

D. B. Petrov, T. R. Minchev, S. Alexov, R. E. Petkov, V. Vlasov, G. Kirova (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Adult and paediatric surgery for benign disease
Session: Adult and paediatric surgery for benign disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4018
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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D. B. Petrov, T. R. Minchev, S. Alexov, R. E. Petkov, V. Vlasov, G. Kirova (Sofia, Bulgaria). VATS fenestration of pericardial tamponade under thoracic epidural anesthesia in high risk patients with asymmetric pericardial effusions. Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 4018

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