Pericardial Meshing: A New Technique to Facilitate Primary Tension-Free Pericardial Closure

Pericardial Meshing: A New Technique to Facilitate Primary Tension-Free Pericardial Closure

A method is described to facilitate pericardial approximation at the conclusion of open-heart surgical procedures. Before sternal closure, the anterior pericardium is meshed by multiple longitudinal incisions until tension-free closure is possible. The technique was developed by animal experimentati...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 1985-12, Vol.40 (6), p.634-635
Hauptverfasser: Milgalter, Eli, Uretzky, Gideon, Zilberman, Shalom, Shimon, Dov V., Appelbaum, Azai, Borman, Joseph B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods
Humans
Medical sciences
Pericardium - surgery
Reoperation
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
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Zusammenfassung:A method is described to facilitate pericardial approximation at the conclusion of open-heart surgical procedures. Before sternal closure, the anterior pericardium is meshed by multiple longitudinal incisions until tension-free closure is possible. The technique was developed by animal experimentation and is now being performed in patients. It has proven to be simple, safe, and effective.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(10)60370-0