title: Pericarditis in a Child with an Intrapericardial Bronchogenic Cyst.
abstract: BackgroundAn intrapericardial bronchogenic cyst (IBC) is a rare congenital malformation seemingly asymptomatic in most subjects.Case DescriptionA 9-year-old boy presented with persistent chest pain and fever. Imaging revealed a large pericardial effusion with a tumor located at the left atrial appendage extending behind the great vessels. Mass rupture with scattered mucoid debris was found intra-operatively. The tumor was excised and the IBC was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. A postcardiotomy syndrome occurred four weeks post-operative. It was treated conservatively. Since then, follow-up visits have remained uneventful.ConclusionIBCs are a scarce, but serious cause of persistent inflammation in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Attmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grothusen
authors.affiliation: Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rickers
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dütschke
authors.affiliation: Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans-Heiner
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scheewe
keywords: cardiac anatomy; mediastinal tumor; pathologic anatomy; pericarditis