Tariq Ashraf, Asad Pathan, Anis Memon, Ishtiaq Rasool, Asadullah Kundi.
Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy in a patient with advanced case of malignant pericardial effusion and tamponade.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;58(6):334-6.

Surgical creation of a pericardial window has been a standard procedure for relieving symptoms of patients presenting with recurrent pericardial effusion. In this report we describe the application of Multitrack balloon catheter for creating a pericardial window in a patient who had recurrent pericardial effusion with tamponade as a result of advance malignant disease of breast.

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