Large Congenital Pericardial Cyst Presented by Palpitation and Left Ventricle Posterior Wall Compression: A Rare Case Report

• Main Authors: Noor Mohamad Noori, Elham Shafighi Shahri, Seyed Hosein Soleimanzadeh Mousavi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
• Series: Pediatric Reports
• Subjects: pericardial cyst; mediastinal cyst; cardiac surgery; pediatrics
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7503/13/1/7

Congenital pericardial cysts are rare anomalies caused by the failure of fetal lacunae to coalesce into the pericardial coelom. In this article, a 9-year-old boy was admitted with complaints of palpitation in daily activities. The electrocardiography detected sinus tachycardia of 150 beats per minute with normal axis. Although plane chest radiography were normal, echocardiography sh <b>Noor Mohamad Noori</b> owed an abnormal mass that compressed the posterior wall of the left ventricle. The mass was extrinsic and confined to the pericardium. After a midsternotomy, a huge cyst was found and was totally excised. The complications of a pericardial cyst can be significant, and the diagnosis relies on a careful examination and radiographic findings.