Population
1 61-year-old male with recurrent cardiac tamponade secondary to disseminated lung malignancy.
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
2 days (until discharge)
Authors
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May support palliative subxiphoid window in select cases; hypothesis-generating, requires prospective validation.
A subxiphoid pericardial-peritoneal window is a safe and effective palliative surgical option for recurrent malignant cardiac tamponade.
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