Pericardiectomy
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| Intervention: Pericardiectomy |
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| ICD-9 code: | 37.31 | |
| MeSH | D010492 | |
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Pericardiectomy is the surgical removal of part or most of the pericardium. This operation might be done to relieve constrictive pericarditis, or to remove a pericardium that is calcified and fibrous.
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