Thoracoscopic treatment of a pericardial diverticulum.
A 35-year-old female patient presented with a history of recurrent chest pain. On chest x-ray, a regularly shaped lesion at the right cardiophrenic angle was observed. The lesion appeared smaller on a subsequent x-ray. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a cystic lesion that could be differentiated from the pericardium only in its lower part. Thoracoscopy revealed a pericardial diverticulum. Resection of the lesion was performed thoracoscopically, with complete remission of the symptoms.
Carretta
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Scientific Institute H San Raffaele, Via Olgettina, 60-20132 Milan, Italy. angelo.carretta@hsr.it
Negri
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Pansera
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Melloni
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Zannini
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D000328:Adult; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome