Pericardial diverticulum with unusual symptomatology.
A healthy 37 yr old female presented with recurrent right-sided chest pain which spontaneously disappeared. On a chest roentgenogram a lesion in the right cardiophrenic angle was found. Magnetic resonance imaging suggested a cystic structure. During thoracotomy a pericardial diverticulum was found. The pain was probably caused by intermittent volvulus of the diverticulum.
Waterbolk
T W
TW
Dept. of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
Henkens
C A
CA
Remmert
D G
DG
van der Jagt
E J
EJ
Postmus
P E
PE
D000328:Adult; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed