Key result
Surgical closure of a congenital pericardial defect using a pericardial fat pad combined with bulla resection successfully treated a 29-year-old man with recurrent left spontaneous pneumothorax.
Case Report (n=1)
Closure of an asymptomatic congenital pericardial defect using a pedicled pericardial fat pad during VATS for spontaneous pneumothorax is feasible and may prevent severe complications such as pericardial spread of infection in the event of a persistent pulmonary fistula or empyema.
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Uematsu et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Left spontaneous pneumothorax with congenital pericardial defect (n=1). Surgical closure of pericardial defect with pericardial fat pad and bulla resection was evaluated on Resolution of pneumothorax and pneumopericardium. Surgical closure of a congenital pericardial defect using a pericardial fat pad combined with bulla resection successfully treated a 29-year-old man with recurrent left spontaneous pneumothorax.
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