Introduction: The pericardial agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly. Classified as partial or total being asymptomatic in most cases, but some patients are at risk for serious complicat ions and death, and these have indication for surgical treatment.
Case Presentation: This paper describes the case of a 21 year old patient, with atypical precordial pain, diagnosed with agenesis ot the left pericardium confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in which a surgical correction was performed, by means of a neopericardium with bovine pericardial patch.
Discussion: Follow-up in immediate post-operative period showed that the patient had no complications and clinical improvement, and after 15 months, a new MRI showed a normal cardiac image.
CesarMierzwa, T. , Gama Franca, R. and Sequeira Almeida, R. M. (2013). Surgical Treatment of partial Agenesis of the left Pericardium. Razavi International Journal of Medicine, 1(1), 35-37. doi: 10.30483/rijm.2013.11516
MLA
CesarMierzwa, T. , , Gama Franca, R. , and Sequeira Almeida, R. M. . "Surgical Treatment of partial Agenesis of the left Pericardium", Razavi International Journal of Medicine, 1, 1, 2013, 35-37. doi: 10.30483/rijm.2013.11516
HARVARD
CesarMierzwa, T., Gama Franca, R., Sequeira Almeida, R. M. (2013). 'Surgical Treatment of partial Agenesis of the left Pericardium', Razavi International Journal of Medicine, 1(1), pp. 35-37. doi: 10.30483/rijm.2013.11516
CHICAGO
T. CesarMierzwa , R. Gama Franca and R. M. Sequeira Almeida, "Surgical Treatment of partial Agenesis of the left Pericardium," Razavi International Journal of Medicine, 1 1 (2013): 35-37, doi: 10.30483/rijm.2013.11516
VANCOUVER
CesarMierzwa, T., Gama Franca, R., Sequeira Almeida, R. M. Surgical Treatment of partial Agenesis of the left Pericardium. Razavi International Journal of Medicine, 2013; 1(1): 35-37. doi: 10.30483/rijm.2013.11516
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