Pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis using the harmonic scalpel.
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.
Uchida
T
T
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Bando
K
K
Minatoya
K
K
Sasako
Y
Y
Kobayashi
J
J
Kitamura
S
S
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014465:Ultrasonics