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Pericardiectomy using an oscillating saw.

A Casha·V Chandrasekaran
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We describe the use of a microoscillating saw on the heart to remove calcific pericardium. This microoscillating saw proved indispensable to achieve a safe pericardiectomy in a 55-year-old woman with thick, severe idiopathic calcific constrictive pericarditis.

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CalcinosisCardiomyopathiesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedPericardiectomyPericarditis, ConstrictiveCase ReportsJournal Article

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A Casha, V Chandrasekaran. 2000. Pericardiectomy using an oscillating saw.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01350-8

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