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Symptomatic pericardial cyst: a case series.

Abstract
Pericardial cysts are most commonly located at the cardiophrenic angle or, rarely, in the posterior or anterior superior mediastinum. The majority of pericardial cysts are asymptomatic and are found incidentally. Symptomatic pericardial cysts present with dyspnoea, chest pain, or persistent cough. We describe four patients with symptomatic pericardial cysts who were treated with either echocardiographically guided percutaneous aspiration or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, or both; thoracotomy; or conservative therapy.
AuthorsMohammad Q Najib, Hari P Chaliki, Amol Raizada, Jhansi L Ganji, Prasad M Panse, Roger L Click
JournalEuropean journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology (Eur J Echocardiogr) Vol. 12 Issue 11 Pg. E43 (Nov 2011) ISSN: 1532-2114 [Electronic] England
PMID21900299 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Cyst (diagnostic imaging, pathology)
  • Middle Aged
  • Pericardiectomy
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional

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