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Erschienen in: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift 17-18/2013

01.09.2013 | short communication

Congenital complete and partial absence of the left pericardium

verfasst von: Alexander Jurko Jr., MD, PhD, Milan Minarik, MD, PhD, Viera Cisarikova, MD, Hubert Polacek, MD, Ingrid Schusterova, MD

Erschienen in: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 17-18/2013

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Summary

Congenital absence of pericardium is a rare malformation. We report 2 young patients with a diagnosis of congenital absence of the pericardium. The posteroanterior view of the chest X-ray showed displacement of the left cardiac border into the left hemithorax. Unusual acoustical windows and abnormal cardiac and septal motion during echocardiography suggested the diagnosis of congenital absence of pericardium. Magnetic resonance imaging definitive confirmed diagnosis of congenital absence of pericardium.
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Metadaten
Titel
Congenital complete and partial absence of the left pericardium
verfasst von
Alexander Jurko Jr., MD, PhD
Milan Minarik, MD, PhD
Viera Cisarikova, MD
Hubert Polacek, MD
Ingrid Schusterova, MD
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2013
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe 17-18/2013
Print ISSN: 0043-5341
Elektronische ISSN: 1563-258X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-013-0178-4

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