TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant pericardial cyst, an unusual cause of right heart failure in an elderly patient with tuberculosis and HIV
T2 - A case report
AU - Labi, Juliana
AU - Ibrahim, Erasung Umar
AU - Anim, Dorothea Akosua
AU - Sereboe, Lawrence Agyemang
AU - Mensah, Yaw Boateng
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - Pericardial cysts are rare mediastinal masses commonly asymptomatic and incidentally found on chest radiographs. Pericardial cysts may be acquired/inflammatory in origin and may be symptomatic. We present a case of 65-year-old male who presented with symptoms of right heart failure. Diagnosis of a giant pericardial cyst was made using imaging modalities such as chest X-ray, computed tomography scan, and echocardiography. Percutaneous cyst aspiration was done under echocardiography guidance. Radiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons need to understand the pathology of inflammatory/acquired pericardial cysts to include in their differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses.
AB - Pericardial cysts are rare mediastinal masses commonly asymptomatic and incidentally found on chest radiographs. Pericardial cysts may be acquired/inflammatory in origin and may be symptomatic. We present a case of 65-year-old male who presented with symptoms of right heart failure. Diagnosis of a giant pericardial cyst was made using imaging modalities such as chest X-ray, computed tomography scan, and echocardiography. Percutaneous cyst aspiration was done under echocardiography guidance. Radiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons need to understand the pathology of inflammatory/acquired pericardial cysts to include in their differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses.
KW - Acquired pericardial cyst
KW - Computed tomography
KW - Echocardiography
KW - Percutaneous drainage
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U2 - 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.048
DO - 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.048
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85147272675
SN - 1930-0433
VL - 18
SP - 1466
EP - 1470
JO - Radiology Case Reports
JF - Radiology Case Reports
IS - 4
ER -