Chan J  Park,Kosuke  Ujihira,Satoru  Osaki,
Calcified constrictive pericarditis treated with ultrasonic devices
Surgical Case Reports
2018
2613-5965
http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2018.03.012
https://www.sciencerepository.org/calcified-constrictive-pericarditis-treated-with-ultrasonic-devices_SCR-3-112 
Abstract: A 52-year-old male patient was diagnosed as constrictive pericarditis with severe diastolic
dysfunction, which was characterized by broadly calcified pericardium on fragile parts of the heart:
the right atrium, both coronary vessels as well as the right and left ventricles. We successfully
conducted a total pericardiectomy with an ultrasonic aspirator to break the calcified pericardium into
smaller parts and an ultrasound scalpel to peel off the debris.Keywords: Constrictive, pericarditis, calcification, heart, failure, ultrasonic surgery