| Literature DB >> 11565688 |
T Uchida1, K Bando, K Minatoya, Y Sasako, J Kobayashi, S Kitamura.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11565688 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02436-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN: 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330