title: Pericardiectomy in calcific constrictive pericarditis aided by Midas Rex drill.
abstract: Surgery for constrictive pericarditis has become a rare entity now. Various non-cardiac surgical measures are sometimes tried to remove the calcific plaques on the surface without damaging the underlying cardiac structures. We report a case of severe calcific pericarditis in which the Midas Rex neurosurgical drill was successfully used to facilitate pericardiectomy. Such a case has not been previously reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre, Singapore. mjnaik@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Por
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chua
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments