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Transdiaphragmatic approach to the pericarium through the use of the laparoscope is a safe and rapid way to obtain biopsy of the pericardium and create a window. No drainage tubes are needed: pericardial fluid is absorbed by the peritoneum; there is no need for double lumen tubes for one lung ventilation; and the laparoscopy incisions are small and almost painless.
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Received: 5 December 1997/Accepted: 17 June 1998
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Rodriguez, M., Ash, K., Foley, R. et al. Pericardio peritoneal window . Surg Endosc 13, 409–411 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649901001
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649901001