Giant pericardial cysts

Pericardial cysts are most commonly incidental radiologic findings of little clinical consequence. We present the unusual history of 2 patients in whom pericardial cysts were of massive sizes and caused significant symptoms; in 1, progression of the cyst size had been documented over 25 years. Diagn...

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Published in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 208 - 210
Main Authors:	Satur, Christopher M.R., Hsin, Michael K.Y., Dussek, Jules E.
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Elsevier Inc 1996 Elsevier Science
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Diseases of the pericardium Heart Humans Male Mediastinal Cyst - congenital Mediastinal Cyst - diagnosis Mediastinal Cyst - pathology Mediastinal Cyst - surgery Medical sciences Middle Aged Thoracoscopy Case study Human Pericardial disease Cardiovascular disease Cyst Pericardium
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Summary:	Pericardial cysts are most commonly incidental radiologic findings of little clinical consequence. We present the unusual history of 2 patients in whom pericardial cysts were of massive sizes and caused significant symptoms; in 1, progression of the cyst size had been documented over 25 years. Diagnostic difficulties encountered and the utility of video-assisted thoracoscopy are described.
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ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/0003-4975(95)00720-2