Congenital complete absence of pericardium in a young woman with non-specific symptoms.
Congenital absence of the pericardium is a very rare entity that is usually asymptomatic and hence difficult to diagnose. However, cases of sudden death have been reported in patients with partial pericardial defects (even asymptomatic ones), and such patients require surgical treatment. We report the case of a 17-year-old patient with complete pericardial agenesis (diagnosed by chance during a cardiological consultation) and briefly review the radiological findings of this entity.
Department of Radiology, Santa Bárbara Hospital, Puertollano, Spain. Electronic address: antoniobuenopalomino@gmail.com.
Antonio
A
Bueno Palomino
Department of Radiology, Santa Bárbara Hospital, Puertollano, Spain.
Alberto
A
Palomar Estrada
Department of Cardiology, Santa Bárbara Hospital, Puertollano, Spain.
Manuel
M
Crespín Crespín
Department of Cardiology, Santa Bárbara Hospital, Puertollano, Spain.
Daniel
D
García Fuertes
D000293:Adolescent; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities*
Absence; Ausência; Image; Imagem; Magnetic resonance; Multislice computed tomography; Pericardium; Pericárdio; Ressonância magnética; Tomografia computadorizada de múltiplos detectores