Easy dissection of hard and thickened pericardium on constrictive pericarditis.
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Abstract
The keys to successful pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis are early operation and as complete a pericardiectomy as possible. With the high-speed burr it is easy and safe to dissect the calcified pericardium and define the epicardium even in a small operative field such as the inferior or posterior portion of the heart. This method has the important ability to perform very complete pericardiectomy.
Medical subject headings
- Pericardiectomy
- Pericarditis, Constrictive