The Journal of the Japanese Association for Chest Surgery
Online ISSN : 1881-4158
Print ISSN : 0919-0945
ISSN-L : 0919-0945
A case of congenital complete defect of the left pericardium complicated with spontaneous pneumothorax
Hirohisa InabaShinitirou OhtaToshihiko NishimuraYasushi ItohItaru Ishida
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1997 Volume 11 Issue 7 Pages 823-828

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A 64-year-old man who had been in good health was admitted to our hospital for treatment of left pneumothorax. Pneumothorax and pneumopericardium were observed with radiograph and CT studies, and complete defect of the left pericardium was diagnosed before operation. Bullae were resected with autosuture, however the defected pericardium was left untouched. The postoperative course was uneventful, and he has had no complaints since the operation.

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