Large pericardial effusion due to peritoneopericardial fistula

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  de Souza Paolino, Bruno ^a   Benchimol Barbosa, Paulo R ^a   Muniz, Rafael Tostes ^a   Manhães, Paula Saraiva ^a   de Mendonça, Rafael Gonçalves ^a   Yunes, Elias Antônio ^a   Rey, Helena Cramer Veiga ^a   Esporcatte, Roberto ^a   Filho, Francisco M Albanesi ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ascites; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Hepatic cirrhosis; Pericardial effusion; Peritoneal to pericardial communication

Indexed keywords

MACROSALB TC 99M;

ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERITONEOPERICARDIAL FISTULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FISTULA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIUM; PERITONEUM; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 46149083963     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.05.066     Document Type: Article

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