Large Congenital Pericardial Cyst Presented by Palpitation and Left Ventricle Posterior Wall Compression: A Rare Case Report.
| Autor: | Noori NM; Children and Adolescents Health Research Center, Ali-Ibn-Abitaleb Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan 9816743463, Iran., Shafighi Shahri E; Children and Adolescents Health Research Center, Ali-Ibn-Abitaleb Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan 9816743463, Iran., Soleimanzadeh Mousavi SH; Children and Adolescents Health Research Center, Ali-Ibn-Abitaleb Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan 9816743463, Iran. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric reports [Pediatr Rep] 2021 Jan 15; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 57-64. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 15. |
| DOI: | 10.3390/pediatric13010007 |
| Abstrakt: | Congenital pericardial cysts are rare anomalies caused by the failure of fetal lacunae to coalesce into pericardial coelom. In this article a 9-year-old boy admitted with complain of palpitation in daily activities. The electrocardiography detected sinus tachycardia of 150 beats per minute with normal axis. Although chest X ray were normal, echocardiography showed an abnormal mass that compressed the posterior wall of left ventricle. The mass was extrinsic and confined to the pericardium. After midsternotomy, a huge cyst was found and totally excised. The complications of pericardial cyst can be significant, and the diagnosis relies on a careful examination and radiographic findings. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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