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Subacute pericardial abscess after aortic valve replacement: a case report.

Ilenia MagnaniAlberto SpadottoPasquale PaolissoAlberto FoàCarlo SaviniDavide PaciniCarmine PizziNazzareno Galiè
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
Our case report focuses on the importance of imaging-guided treatment of purulent pericardial diseases, in particular on the emerging role of 18 F-labelled 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in pericardial diseases and on the management of transient constrictive pericarditis, often seen after thoracic surgery.
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