A rare case of epicardial cyst
E Aktunç, M Büyükates, Ozer Kandemir, Hilmi Tokmakoglu
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): E Aktunç, M Büyükates, Ozer Kandemir, Hilmi Tokmakoglu | Yıl: 2008 | Dergi/Kurum: THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON | İndeks: WOS.SCI | DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-964960 | Anahtar Kelimeler: epicardial cyst, constrictive pericarditis, off-pump technique, cardiac surgery — Özet:
Objective: We report a recent case of epicardial cyst with constrictive pericarditis. Case report: A male patient aged 20 years presented with the complaint of swelling in both legs for one year. Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart revealed a cystic mass inside the pericardium adjacent to the right ventricle. The patient was operated on by cardiovascular surgeons, with the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis, and a pericardiectomy was carried out. Discussion: Cardiac cysts originating from the epicardium in the pericardial cavity are extremely rare, with only a few cases reported up to now. We report here on an epicardial cyst occurring coincidentally with constrictive pericarditis for the first time in the literature.