Computed tomographic evaluation of retrosternal adhesions after pericardial substitution Jarmo Lahtinen, MD, Jari Satta, MD, PhD, Seppo Lähde, MD, PhD,

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Computed tomographic evaluation of retrosternal adhesions after pericardial substitution Jarmo Lahtinen, MD, Jari Satta, MD, PhD, Seppo Lähde, MD, PhD, Ilkka Suramo, MD, PhD, Juha Nissinen, MD, Risto Pokela, MD, PhD, Tatu Juvonen, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 66, Issue 4, Pages 1264-1268 (October 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00588-8

Fig 1 Minimal adhesions to the anterior chest wall by computed tomographic examination (peak sign). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1264-1268DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00588-8)

Fig 2 Moderate retrosternal adhesions by computed tomographic examination. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1264-1268DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00588-8)

Fig 3 Severe retrosternal adhesions by computed tomographic examination (flat sign). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1264-1268DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00588-8)

Fig 4 Total adhesion scores followed by different pericardial closure methods. Higher score indicates a higher degree of adhesions found in computed tomographic follow-up (Kruskall-Wallis). (PGA = polyglycolic acid; PTFE = polytetrafluoroethylene.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 1264-1268DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00588-8)