@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00008192,
 author = {Miyazaki, Takuro and Yamasaki, Naoya and Tsuchiya, Tomoshi and Matsumoto, Keitaro and Sengyoku, Hideyori and Watanabe, Hironosuke and Tomoshige, Koichi and Nagayasu, Takeshi},
 issue = {3},
 journal = {Acta medica Nagasakiensia},
 month = {Feb},
 note = {A 54-year-old man had a history of subxiphoid pericardial window due to suspected tuberculous effusions. Seventeen years later, following chronic heart failure and implantation of a pacemaker, he again developed pericardial and pleural effusion, requiring repeated percutaneous pericardiocentesis, pleurocentesis and chest tube drainage. A 5×5-cm section of pericardium was successfully resected with video-assisted thoracic pericardial window. No recurrence of pericardial effusion has since been encountered during 36 months follow-up. An 85-year-old woman had a history of percutaneous pericardiocentesis and pleurocentesis due to chronic pericarditis. The effusion of unknown origin was refractory to medication and additional pericardiocentesis and percutaneous pericardial and chest tube drainage. A 4×4-cm section of pericardium was also successfully resected. No recurrence of pericardial effusion has been seen during 8 months follow-up. Video-assisted thoracoscopic pericardial window is an effective procedure for treating intractable pericardial effusion., Acta medica Nagasakiensia, 57(3), pp.105-107; 2013},
 pages = {105--107},
 title = {Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Pericardial Window in the Treatment of Pericardial Effusion: Report of Two Cases},
 volume = {57},
 year = {2013}
}