PERICARDIECTOMY for relief of chronic constrictive pericarditis. 1955


UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010492 Pericardiectomy Surgical excision (total or partial) of a portion of the pericardium. Pericardiotomy refers to incision of the pericardium. Pericardiotomy,Pericardectomy,Pericardotomy,Pericardectomies,Pericardiectomies,Pericardiotomies,Pericardotomies
D010493 Pericarditis Inflammation of the PERICARDIUM from various origins, such as infection, neoplasm, autoimmune process, injuries, or drug-induced. Pericarditis usually leads to PERICARDIAL EFFUSION, or CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS. Pleuropericarditis
D010494 Pericarditis, Constrictive Inflammation of the PERICARDIUM that is characterized by the fibrous scarring and adhesion of both serous layers, the VISCERAL PERICARDIUM and the PARIETAL PERICARDIUM leading to the loss of pericardial cavity. The thickened pericardium severely restricts cardiac filling. Clinical signs include FATIGUE, muscle wasting, and WEIGHT LOSS. Constrictive Pericarditis,Pick's Disease of Heart,Pick Disease of Heart,Constrictive Pericarditides,Heart Pick's Disease,Pericarditides, Constrictive,Pick Disease, Heart,Picks Disease, Heart
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000269 Adhesives Substances that cause the adherence of two surfaces. They include glues (properly collagen-derived adhesives), mucilages, sticky pastes, gums, resins, or latex. Glues,Mucilage Adhesive,Mucilage Adhesives,Mucilages, Adhesive,Adhesive,Adhesive Mucilage,Adhesive Mucilages,Adhesive, Mucilage,Adhesives, Mucilage,Glue,Mucilage, Adhesive

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