Population
3 patients with malignant pericardial tamponade as the first indication of a malignant disorder
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
median 4 months
Authors
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May support pericardiotomy in select malignant tamponade cases; leaves open its primary role without prospective validation.
Emergency pericardiotomy can serve as an effective primary diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for patients presenting with malignant pericardial tamponade of unknown origin.
Appelqvist et al. (1982) studied this question.
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