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January 21, 2015Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryOpen Access

Pericardial diverticula misdiagnosed as pericardial cysts

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Population

1 patient with a pericardial diverticulum misdiagnosed as a pericardial cyst presenting with atypical symptoms

Design

Case_report

Authors

MMMary E. MoneyUniversity of Maryland, BaltimoreCPChong ParkAllegheny Health Network

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Implication

May warrant considering diverticulum in presumed cysts with atypical symptoms; leaves open need for better preoperative differentiation.

Structured PICO

P
Population
1 patient with a pericardial diverticulum misdiagnosed as a pericardial cyst presenting with atypical symptoms
I
Intervention
Surgery
O
Outcome
Relief of atypical symptoms

Highlights that some presumed pericardial cysts may actually be pericardial diverticula causing atypical symptoms that are relieved by surgery.

Cite This Study

Money et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8356e85ecaa9638130e962https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.01.032
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