title: Intrapericardial bronchogenic cyst found incidentally during open heart surgery.
abstract: Bronchogenic cysts are embryological remnants occurring as developmental abnormalities of the primary foregut. The most common locations of these cysts are the mediastinum, lung parenchyma, and inferior pulmonary ligament. An intrapericardial location is an extremely rare finding. We describe the case of a 76-year-old man with aortic valve stenosis and coronary artery disease, in whom an intrapericardial bronchogenic cyst was found incidentally during the open heart procedure.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, Athens Medical Center, Marousi, Athens, Greece. mspanag@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antoniou
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Filias
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mourtzis
authors.forename: Stella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Economidou
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schortsanitis
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panagiotou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium