Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis using the Harmonic Scalpel

A 35-year-old man with constrictive pericarditis underwent pericardiectomy. The pericardium was dissected with a Harmonic Scalpel (Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, OH). This new device has many advantages including no muscular stimulation, low heat, a smokeless field, and easy hemostasis. The Harmo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2001-09, Vol.72 (3), p.924-925
Hauptverfasser:	Uchida, Tetsuro, Bando, Ko, Minatoya, Kenji, Sasako, Yoshikado, Kobayashi, Junjiro, Kitamura, Soichiro
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Humans Male Medical sciences Pericardiectomy - instrumentation Pericarditis, Constrictive - surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Surgical Instruments Technology. Biomaterials. Equipments Ultrasonics
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Zusammenfassung:	A 35-year-old man with constrictive pericarditis underwent pericardiectomy. The pericardium was dissected with a Harmonic Scalpel (Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, OH). This new device has many advantages including no muscular stimulation, low heat, a smokeless field, and easy hemostasis. The Harmonic Scalpel is beneficial for dissection of thickened pericardium.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02436-X