Pericardial closure using fascia lata in patients undergoing pneumonectomy with pericardiectomy.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
In patients undergoing pneumonectomy with concomitant pericardiectomy, patch closure of the defect in the pericardium is required to prevent postoperative cardiac herniation. We used harvested autologous fascia lata as a pericardial patch in such operations on 6 patients with progressive lung cancer after induction chemoradiotherapy.
Medical subject headings
- Fascia Lata
- Pericardiectomy
- Pericardium
- Pneumonectomy