Effect of Physical Protection on the Mesothelial Integrity of the Pericardium Aquilino Hurlé, MD, Marı́a de la Vega, MD, Juan J Feijóo, MD, Victor G Ray, MD, Cipriano Abad, MD, Gerardo Ponce, MD, José L Pérez-Arellano, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 63, Issue 4, Pages 1091-1094 (April 1997) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)01389-6
Fig. 1 Grades of mesothelial damage. (A) Pericardium showing normal flat mesothelial cells (grade I). (B) Mesothelial integrity but with the presence of cuboidal mesothelial cells (grade II). (C) Absence of mesothelium (grade III). (Hematoxylin and eosin; ×200 before 35% reduction). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997 63, 1091-1094DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)01389-6)