Congenital asymptomatic absence of pericardium.
An interesting congenital anomaly of the pericardium is its absence. One such case is reported here. Recent literature is reviewed also.
Sivaprasad
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Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Iyer
K S
KS
Venugopal
P
P
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities*