[Recurrent acute pericarditis associated with adult-onset Still's disease treated with pericardiectomy]. / Pericarditis aguda recidivante asociada a enfermedad de Still del adulto tratada con pericardiectomía.

Recurrent acute pericarditis associated with adult onset Still's disease is an unusual feature. We present a case with recurrent episodes of acute pericarditis with cardiac tamponade which only improved with corticosteroid therapy. Because of the severe and frequent recurrences and corticodependence development, a subtotal pericardiectomy was performed with a good outcome after a 12-month observation period.

[Bilateral pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in chronic pulmonary thromboembolism. A case report and review of the literature]. / Tromboendarterectomía pulmonar bilateral en el tromboembolismo pulmonar crónico. Presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura.

A 39-years-old male patient with chronic venous insufficiency, deep venous thrombosis and recurrent pulmonary embolism in the past medical history. After syncopal event was diagnosed of bilateral chronic pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure. Fibrinolytic treatment was no effective therapeutic modality. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, bilateral pulmonary thromboendarterectomy with extension into lobe arteries, plus insertion of caval filter was performed. We present our experience with this case and a review of the literature.