title: The hepatic buttress: A novel surgical technique to treat an intrapericardial diaphragmatic defect after hybrid myocardial ablation.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sosin
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; Surgical Specialists, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Va.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Salameh
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; Surgical Specialists, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Va. Electronic address: cfespinel@virginiahospitalcenter.com.
authors.forename: C Francisco
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Espinel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*