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Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1580-1581
© 1993 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Pericardial closure without pericardial substitute

William R. Berry, MD*, Robert R. Klingman, MD, Victor A. Ferraris, MD, PhD

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York USA

Accepted for publication March 4, 1993.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Berry, Division of Cardiothorarcic Surgery, 110 Trancas St, Napa, CA 94558.

Primary closure of the native pericardium is recommended whenever possible, and pericardial substitutes are advocated when primary closure is not feasible. To avoid foreign material, we have employed a unique method of dissection to allow mediastinal coverage without tension.




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