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KMID : 0367419700110020017
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
1970 Volume.11 No. 2 p.17 ~ p.24
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Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis in Childhood
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李純鎔/Lee, S.Y.
江碩哲/羅昌洙/洪彰義/李寧均/Kang, S.C./Ra, C.S./Hong, C.Y./Lee, Y.K.
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Abstract
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Five cases of chronic constrictive pericarditis were presented. The youngest patient was 5 ;ear old and all of 5 cases were male. The common chief complaints :were abdominal distention and d ,spnea with the duration between 5 months to 3 years. Engorgement of neck- vein and bepatomegaly were found in all 5 cases. Ascites and abdominal distention were found in 4 cases.
Chest X-ray, EKG and cardiac catheterization studies were performed. The etiology was tuberculous in three cases, staphylococcal in one case and idiopathic in 1 patient. Pericardiectomy was performed in all 5 cases. Post-operative results were excellent to good in 3 cases and fair in 2 patients. :? brief review of literatures was made.
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