Pericardial diverticula misdiagnosed as pericardial cysts

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jun;149(6):e103-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.01.032. Epub 2015 Jan 21.

Authors

Mary E Money¹, Chong Park²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md; Department of Internal Medicine, Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, Md. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Heart Institute at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Allegheny Health Network, Jefferson Borough, Pa.

PMID: 25703410
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.01.032

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Diagnostic Errors*
Diverticulum / complications
Diverticulum / diagnosis*
Diverticulum / surgery
Female
Heart Diseases / complications
Heart Diseases / diagnosis*
Heart Diseases / surgery
Humans
Mediastinal Cyst / diagnosis*
Predictive Value of Tests
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
Tomography, X-Ray Computed