RSS-Feed abonnieren
PDF herunterladen
DOI: 10.1055/a-2655-3348
Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to a Giant Pleuropericardial Cyst in a Child: A Surgical Case Report from Sub-Saharan Africa
Funding None.
Abstract
Pleuropericardial cysts are rare mediastinal tumors with variable, often severe, clinical presentations in children, occasionally requiring urgent intervention. We report the case of a previously healthy 14-year-old male who was admitted with signs of severe congestive heart failure and clinical evidence of cardiac tamponade. Transthoracic echocardiography and thoracic CT scan confirmed the presence of a compressive mediastinal cystic mass. The patient underwent emergency surgical resection via median sternotomy. Histopathological examination confirmed a benign pericardial cyst. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, and no recurrence was observed after 2 years of follow-up.
Patients' Consent
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient's legal guardians for publication of this case report and accompanying images.
Publikationsverlauf
Eingereicht: 04. Mai 2025
Angenommen: 12. Juli 2025
Accepted Manuscript online:
15. Juli 2025
Artikel online veröffentlicht:
28. Juli 2025
© 2025. The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is properly cited. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Oswald-Hesse-Straße 50, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany
-
References
- 1 Sahoo B, Garg A, Mohakud AR, Mishra R. Pleuropericardial cyst presenting as recurrent pneumonia: A diagnostic dilemma. Ann Pediatr Cardiol 2023; 16 (04) 308-309
- 2 Aiswarya PG, Laila RNP. Pleuropericardial cyst - a rare tumour of mediastinum. Int J Sci Res 2024; 13 (12) 600-602
- 3 Nina VJ, Manzano NC, Mendes VG, Salgado Filho N. Giant pericardial cyst: case report. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2007; 22 (03) 349-351
- 4 Hekmat M, Ghaderi H, Tatari H, Arjmand Shabestari A, Mirjafari SA. Giant Pericardial cyst: A case report and review of literature. Iran J Radiol 2016; 13 (01) e21921
- 5 Noyes BE, Weber T, Vogler C. Pericardial cysts in children: surgical or conservative approach?. J Pediatr Surg 2003; 38 (08) 1263-1265
- 6 Kang DWW, Corpa MCE, Racy MdeC. et al. Pleuropericardial cyst torsion: case report. Einstein (Sao Paulo) 2010; 8 (02) 228-231
- 7 Komodromos T, Lieb D, Baraboutis J. Unusual presentation of a pericardial cyst. Heart Vessels 2004; 19 (01) 49-51
- 8 Kar SK, Ganguly T, Dasgupta S, Mitra M, Bhattacharya R. Pericardial cyst: A review of historical perspective and current concept of diagnosis and management. Curr Health Sci J 2017; 43 (01) 83-86
- 9 Singh AK, Sargar K, Restrepo CS. Pediatric mediastinal tumors and tumor-like lesions. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2016; 37 (03) 223-237
- 10 Mordant P, Bagan P, Le Pimpec Barthes F, Riquet M. Traitement chirurgical des tumeurs du médiastin. EMC Techniques Chirurgicales Thorax 2012; 7 (01) 1-18
- 11 Naqvi SEH, Beg MH, Ali E. Tubercular pleuropericardial cyst presenting with symptomatic pulmonary stenosis. Saudi Surg J 2016; 4 (01) 37-40