Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
pericardiostomy
Subclass of:
Cardiac Surgery procedures; Anastomosis - action
Definitions related to pericardiostomy:
  • (pericardial window procedure) A procedure in which an opening is made in the pericardium.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (pericardial window techniques) Surgical construction of an opening or window in the pericardium. It is often called subxiphoid pericardial window technique.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Background Pericardial window is used diagnostically and, more often, therapeutically for drainage of accumulated pericardial fluid (a condition that most often occurs after cardiac surgery but has many other possible causes). The pericardium envelops the heart like a cocoon; its cardiac filling can be impaired when this cavity fills...
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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