Giant pericardial cyst, an unusual cause of right heart failure in an elderly patient with tuberculosis and HIV: A case report

Autor: Juliana Labi, BSc, MBChB, Erasung-Umar Ibrahim, MBChB, MWACS, Dorothea Akosua Anim, MBChB, MGCP, Lawrence Agyemang Sereboe, MBBS, FWACS, FGCS, Yaw Boateng Mensah, MBChB, DA(WACS), MPH, FWACS, FGCPS
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Radiology Case Reports, Vol 18, Iss 4, Pp 1466-1470 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1930-0433
DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.048
Popis: Pericardial cysts are rare mediastinal masses commonly asymptomatic and incidentally found on chest radiographs. Pericardial cysts may be acquired/inflammatory in origin and may be symptomatic. We present a case of 65-year-old male who presented with symptoms of right heart failure. Diagnosis of a giant pericardial cyst was made using imaging modalities such as chest X-ray, computed tomography scan, and echocardiography. Percutaneous cyst aspiration was done under echocardiography guidance. Radiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons need to understand the pathology of inflammatory/acquired pericardial cysts to include in their differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses.
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