[Intrapericardial cyst of the pericardium].
The authors present the case--history of a female patient with an intrapericardial cyst in the pericardium which exerted pressure and caused thus discomfort to the patient. After extirpation of the cyst via sternotomy the patient has no complaints. The authors draw attention to the rare occurrence of these cyst in the pericardial cavity and to pitfalls of diagnosis and surgery of this located cysts.
Fiala
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Torakochirurgické oddĕlení, Ustavu plicních nemocí Praha, Bulovka.
Cermák
J
J
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology
Intraperikardiální cysta perikardu.