Azorin J, Lamour A, Destable M D, de Saint-Florent G
Rev Pneumol Clin. 1986;42(3):138-41.
After thoracoscopy and mediastinoscopy, pericardioscopy now completes the endoscopic techniques available for exploration of the pericardial cavity. During one year, we systematically associated pericardioscopy with pericardial drainage, using a mediastinoscope. Pericardioscopy visualizes the pericardium and guides biopsies. We report here this one-year experience of 12 pericardioscopies, describing the technique and listing its indications.
