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Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:855-856
© 1989 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Ultrasonic debridement of calcified pericardium in constrictive pericarditis

Robert G. Johnson, MD*, Robert L. Thurer, MD, Beverly H. Lorell, MD, Ronald M. Weintraub, MD

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, and the Dana Research Laboratories, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Accepted for publication June 6, 1989.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Johnson, Beth Israel Hospital, 330 Brookline Ave, Dana 905, Boston, MA 02215.

Debridement of heavily calcified and adherent pericardium with an ultrasonic surgical aspiration device is described. The device proved to be a useful adjunct to the complete debridement of densely adherent pericardium.




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