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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:613-614
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Pericardiectomy using an oscillating saw

Aaron Casha, FRCSa, Venkat Chandrasekaran, FRCS(C/Th)a

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom

Address reprint requests to Dr Casha, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Castlehill Hospital, Castle Rd, Cottingham, Hull HU16 5JX, UK

We describe the use of a microoscillating saw on the heart to remove calcific pericardium. This microoscillating saw proved indispensable to achieve a safe pericardiectomy in a 55-year-old woman with thick, severe idiopathic calcific constrictive pericarditis.




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