title: Giant pulmonary cyst associated with congenital pericardial defect.
abstract: Congenital defects of the pericardium are rare. This report describes a young woman with a congenital complete pericardial defect who developed a giant pulmonary cyst. After operation the patient experienced chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia due to cardiac displacement. It is important to note that heart lability in patients with congenital pericardial defects may cause grave complications after thoracotomy associated with volume loss of the residual lung.
authors: Department of Surgery, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, 103 Irinokuchi, Komatsushima-cho, Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan. h-takizawa@mbf.ocn.ne.jp
authors: Hiromitsu
authors: H
authors: Takizawa
authors: Hisashi
authors: H
authors: Ishikura
authors: Suguru
authors: S
authors: Kimura
authors: Yasuhiro
authors: Y
authors: Yuasa
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Okitsu
authors: Akihiro
authors: A
authors: Sakata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012115:Residual Volume; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013908:Thoracotomy