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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:924-925
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis using the Harmonic Scalpel

Tetsuro Uchida, MDa, Ko Bando, MDa, Kenji Minatoya, MDa, Yoshikado Sasako, MDa, Junjiro Kobayashi, MDa, Soichiro Kitamura, MDa

a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan

Accepted for publication September 6, 2000.

Address reprint requests to Dr Bando, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan
e-mail: kobando{at}hsp.ncvc.go.jp

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.




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