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We describe our technique for performing direct thoracoscopic closure of a congenital partial pericardial defect, which was successfully employed in a 15-year-old boy. This is the first such report of a procedure that is noninvasive and may therefore become the treatment of choice for patients with a small congenital pericardial defect.
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Yamagishi, T., Ishikawa, S., Yoshida, I. et al. Thoracoscopic closure of a congenital partial pericardial defect. Surg Today 27, 874–875 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02385283
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02385283