Author/Authors :
Akihiko Ohkado، نويسنده , , Motoki Sato، نويسنده , , Yasuko Tomizawa، نويسنده , , Hiroshi Nishida، نويسنده , , Masahiro Endo، نويسنده , , Hitoshi Koyanagi، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We describe a method to perform successful drainage of pericardial effusion by incising the diaphragm via the peritoneal cavity assisted by transesophageal echocardiography. This transdiaphragmatic approach is a remarkably simple and useful method for pericardial drainage when the conventional transsubxiphoid approach is difficult and dangerous because of intractable adhesions between the heart and the pericardium.
