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Cirugía y cirujanos
versión On-line ISSN 2444-054Xversión impresa ISSN 0009-7411
Resumen
CARMONA-RUIZ, Héctor A.; ORIHUELA-RODRIGUEZ, Óscar y MORALES-GUDINO, Ian. Asymptomatic giant pericardial cyst. Cir. cir. [online]. 2021, vol.89, suppl.2, pp.68-71. Epub 14-Feb-2022. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.21000280.
Background
Pericardial cysts are uncommon masses and are the third most common cystic mass of the mediastinum. The majority are asymptomatic, however, they can be associated with serious complications such as cardiac tamponade, bronchial obstruction, or even sudden death.
Case report
An asymptomatic female patient, who was referred due to a chest radiograph showing cardiomegaly. The transthoracic echocardiogram showed an image consistent with a pericardial cyst, the diagnosis was confirmed with a magnetic resonance imaging.
Conclusions
Pericardial cysts may appear as an incidental finding in the chest radiograph, either computed tomography scan or magnetic resonance imaging are useful to confirm the diagnosis.
Palabras llave : Pericardial cyst; Transthoracic echocardiography; Magnetic resonance imaging.
