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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Thoracic Surgical Procedures > Cardiac Surgical Procedures > Pericardiectomy
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures > Cardiac Surgical Procedures > Pericardiectomy

Preferred term

Pericardiectomy  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Pericardectomies
  • Pericardectomy

Scope note

  • Surgical excision (total or partial) of a portion of the pericardium. Pericardiotomy refers to incision of the pericardium.

History note

  • 88

In other languages

  • perikardiektomia

    Finnish

  • pericardiectomia
  • perikardiumin poisto
  • perikardiumin poistoleikkaus
  • sydänpussin poisto
  • sydänpussin poistoleikkaus
  • Perikardektomi

    Swedish

  • Perikardiotomi

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010492

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