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