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Pericardiectomy and decortication of the heart for acute massive staphylococcal pyopericardium causing cardiac tamponade

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    H. P. Gautam & S. N. Agarawal

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From the Departments of Gardiothoracic Surgery and Medicine, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur.

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Gautam, H.P., Agarawal, S.N. Pericardiectomy and decortication of the heart for acute massive staphylococcal pyopericardium causing cardiac tamponade. Indian J Pediatr 39, 371–374 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02753171

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