| Boxer's pericardium. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 14643834 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A 65-year-old retired professional boxer presented with progressively worsening shortness of breath, peripheral oedema and mild abdominal swelling over a period of 6 months. His only past medical history was hypertension. Subsequent investigations revealed chylous ascites, pericardial constriction and bilateral chylothorax. He had uneventful pericardectomy, and post-operatively the chylothorax resolved only after administration of octreotide for 10 days. The histopathological features of fibrosis, haemosiderin deposition in the pericardium and abundant haemosiderin-laden macrophages are consistent with chronic resolving haemopericardium. These findings suggested that the cause of pericardial constriction was repeated chest trauma from boxing. |
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Authors:
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A Ooi; A C Douds; E B Kumar; S A M Nashef |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery Volume: 24 ISSN: 1010-7940 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg Publication Date: 2003 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-12-03 Completed Date: 2004-03-01 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8804069 Medline TA: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1043-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK. adrianooisw@yahoo.co.uk |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aged Boxing / injuries* Chylothorax / drug therapy, etiology*, radiography Humans Male Octreotide / therapeutic use Pericardium / injuries*, radiography Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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83150-76-9/Octreotide |
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