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T Uchida1, K Bando, K Minatoya
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Abstract:
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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