Pericardiectomy.
Surgical removal of part or all of the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart. Performed for constrictive pericarditis, a condition in which a thickened, scarred pericardium compresses the heart and restricts filling.
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What is pericardiectomy?
Surgical removal of part or all of the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart. Performed for constrictive pericarditis, a condition in which a thickened, scarred pericardium compresses the heart and restricts filling.
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