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Closed pericardial biopsy


PM Naidoo
C Chan Yan
RA Wong
L Ou Tim
S Louw

Abstract

A study was undertaken to determine the value of closed pericardial biopsy in establishing the histological diagnosis in 23 patients with confirmed pericardial effusion. Histological examination revealed a tuberculous aetiology in 17 cases, pyogenic in 3, post-traumatic in 2 and viral in 1.

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