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Findings during open-heart surgery.
(a) A large amount of viscous pale-colored fluid (blue arrows) was drained.
(b) The pericardium with calcifications was dissected and removed.
(c) The thick epicardium of the right atrium and right ventricle with calcification on its surface was sharply dissected into small fragments (waffle procedure) (white arrows).
