Congenital pericardial defects are rare but should be considered in patients presenting with chest pain, and can be diagnosed with MRI and treated with thoracoscopic partial pericardiectomy.
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Supports MRI confirmation and thoracoscopic repair in suspected cases; leaves open generalizability beyond this single report.
Rusk et al. (1999) studied this question.
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