PERICARDIAL CLOSURE WITHOUT PERICARDIAL SUBSTITUTE

Authors
BERRY WR KLINGMAN RR FERRARIS VA
Citation
Wr. Berry et al., PERICARDIAL CLOSURE WITHOUT PERICARDIAL SUBSTITUTE, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 55(6), 1993, pp. 1580-1581
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
55
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1580 - 1581
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1993)55:6<1580:PCWPS>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Primary closure of the native pericardium is recommended whenever poss ible, and pericardial substitutes are advocated when primary closure i s not feasible. To avoid foreign material, we have employed a unique m ethod of dissection to allow mediastinal coverage with-out tension.