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  • Title: Refractory ascites as the only presenting symptom of chronic calcified constrictive pericarditis: a diagnostic challenge.
    Author: Yuan SM.
    Journal: Heart Surg Forum; 2014 Feb; 17(1):E42-6. PubMed ID: 24631990.
    Abstract:
    Extracardiac manifestations of constrictive pericarditis, such as massive ascites and liver cirrhosis, often cover the true situation and lead to a delayed diagnosis. A young female patient was referred to this hospital due to a 4-year history of refractory ascites as the only presenting symptom. A diagnosis of chronic calcified constrictive pericarditis was eventually established based on echocardiography, ultrasonography, and computed tomography. Cardiac catheterization was not performed. Pericardiectomy led to relief of her ascites. Refractory ascites warrants thorough investigation for constrictive pericarditis.
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