Key result
Thoracotomy removes concurrent pulmonary sequestration in a child with congenital pericardial deficiency.
Why the study?
Congenital deficiency of the pericardium is a rare condition with distinctive diagnostic features that can be identified on plain chest x-rays.
Population
A 10-year-old boy with congenital deficiency of the pericardium and left upper mediastinal mass
Design
Case report
Authors
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May prompt consideration of congenital pericardial deficiency on routine chest radiographs; leaves open systematic validation in larger cohorts.
Case Report (n=1)
Congenital deficiency of the pericardium can be diagnosed from plain chest x-ray films and fluoroscopy based on specific features like levoposition of a normal-sized heart and prominent pulmonary artery shadow.
Longstreet C. Hamilton (1961) conducted a case report in Congenital deficiency of the pericardium (n=1). Congenital deficiency of the pericardium was evaluated. A 10-year-old boy was diagnosed with congenital deficiency of the pericardium via plain chest x-ray and fluoroscopy, and underwent thoracotomy to remove a concurrent pulmonary sequestration.
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