Year: 2005
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A case of a 65-year-old patient, showing dyspnea to strains and right side pain as main symptoms of an approximately 8 cm cyst in the pericardium. The physical, biochemical and electrocardiographic examinations did not evince any changes. The results from the thoracic radiography, CT scan and echocardiogram suggested pericardial cyst. Based on those clinical evidences, the patient was submitted to a thoracotomy in the right side thoracic region and a complete excision of the mediastinal mass was performed, with complete remission of the symptoms.
Institution: Hospital São Vicente de Paulo
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2015083559