Pericardiectomy using an ultrasonic dissector.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of a 73-year-old man on whom we performed pericardiectomy for calcified constrictive pericarditis using an ultrasonic dissector. It seems unlikely that others have not used the technique, but it does not feature in the standard operative descriptions.
Medical subject headings
- Dissection
- Pericardiectomy
- Pericarditis, Constrictive