title: Constrictive epicarditis: turtle cage or waffle operation?
abstract: A 72-year-old man, presenting with signs of pericarditis, was found at operation to have constrictive epicarditis. Operation consisted of pericardiectomy and creation of multiple longitudinal and transverse incisions of the epicardium.
authors: aCardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital, Pisa bInstitute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa cDivision of Cardiology, Pontedera, Italy.
authors: Carlo
authors: C
authors: Barzaghi
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Lombardi
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Giaconi
authors: Uberto
authors: U
authors: Bortolotti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*