Total agenesis of the left pericardium
oleh: J. Glauco Lobo Fº, Ricardo R. Maia Oliveira, Rafael Pontes de Siqueira, Rodrigo M. Landim, João Marcelo A.C. de Albuquerque, Carlos Bellini G. Gomes, Elita Borges, Maria Claúdia Leitão, J. Nogueira Paes Jr
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| Diterbitkan: | Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 1999-09-01 |
Deskripsi
This is the report of a 46-year-old patient with the preoperative diagnosis of an atrial septal defect (ASD) of the ostium secudum type. After sternectomy, partial agenesis of the left pericardium was diagnosed. It is our opinion that, if the radiographic picture is suggestive of this entity, a clinical search for cardiopulmonary anomalies should be performed, because the majority of these associated anomalies can and should be surgically corrected.