title: Congenital absence of pericardium in babies with patent ductus arteriosus.
abstract: We report a case of two babies with absence of pericardium and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The absence of pericardium was found coincidentally during PDA ligation. The PDA was successfully ligated but the pericardium was not reconstructed. Postoperatively, the agenesis of the pericardium did not interfere with cardiac function.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, 15586, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. azharibrahimomar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: I O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Azhar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anas
mesh_terms: D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008026:Ligation; D010496:Pericardium; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures