[Right heart failure in a patient with giant mediastinal dermoid cyst].
This case report describes the management of a rare giant mediastinal dermoid cyst causing right heart compression and failure. The precise relationships with vital structures were preoperatively defined at transesophageal echocardiography and computed thoracic tomography. These allowed us to predict the likely diagnosis and therefore plan a limited surgical approach. A cardiopulmonary perfusion team was on stand-by and continuous intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography was used to document the restoration of hemodynamic parameters.
Ascione
Raimondo
R
Dipartimento di Cardiochirurgia, Università degli Studi Federico II, Napoli. r.ascione@bristol.ac.uk
Modi
Paul
P
Iannelli
Gabriele
G
Spampinato
Nicola
N
D000328:Adult; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000209:etiology*; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
Scompenso cardiaco destro in paziente affetto da cisti dermoide mediastinica gigante.