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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 57, 1015-1017, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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A method to facilitate subxiphoid pericardiotomy

BK Temeck and HI Pass
Thoracic Oncology Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

Pericardial effusion can be treated effectively by the technique of subxiphoid pericardial window. We present a case in which the Cooper retractor designed for transcervical thymectomy facilitated this operation. When available, the Cooper retractor can be useful in selected patients.


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