Surgical treatment of constrictive XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1712 @entity82 @entity340 @entity204 @entity616 @entity884
Between 1971 and 1980, 20 @entity1 with @entity82 were treated by resection of ventricular endocardium and replacement of the @entity340 . There were 13 male and seven female @entity1 whose ages ranged between 12 and 58 years. Thirteen were white and the remaining seven were black Africans. Nine presented a right-sided form, five a left-sided one, and six presented involvement of both ventricles. The role of @entity1712 is discussed in the etiology of the disease. The operation was performed according to the techniques we had developed in our first operative case-excision of the @entity340 . Complete resection of the endocardium, and valvular replacement. There were three operative @entity204 . Complete @entity616 was observed in seven of our @entity1 . particularly in those with right-sided @entity884 . At late follow-up, we have not observed any case of recurrence of the disease. On the basis of our experience and the results previously published in the literature, we believe that endocardiectomy is the best current treatment of this disease.
