title: Partial right-sided pericardial defect associated with congenital aortic valve disease.
abstract: Partial right-sided pericardial defect is an extremely rare congenital anomaly and is often associated with other congenital abnormalities. We describe a unique case of congenital aortic valve disease associated with right-sided pericardial defect. The clinical implications are discussed and a review of the literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece. colettistheo@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Theofilos N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Kolettis
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Chatzis
authors.forename: Nikolaos M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Giannopoulos
authors.forename: Constantinos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Contrafouris
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milonakis
authors.forename: George E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Sarris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016896:Treatment Outcome