Pericardiectomy was successfully used to treat constrictive pericarditis secondary to end-stage renal disease in a patient with cystic fibrosis.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the possibility of constrictive pericarditis secondary to ESRD in the aging cystic fibrosis population and its treatment via pericardiectomy.
In an ageing cystic fibrosis (CF) population, complication rates are rising. People with CF-related diabetes are increasingly developing microvascular complications, including end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring haemodialysis. There is an increased incidence of pericarditis in patients undergoing haemodialysis. This is the first ever case report to describe a CF patient with constrictive pericarditis secondary to ESRD, treated with pericardiectomy.
Imtiaz et al. (Wed,) conducted a case report in Constrictive pericarditis secondary to end-stage renal disease in cystic fibrosis (n=1). Pericardiectomy was evaluated. Pericardiectomy was successfully used to treat constrictive pericarditis secondary to end-stage renal disease in a patient with cystic fibrosis.