Congenital absence of the left pericardium with extreme intrathoracic displacement of the heart: Case report and review of the literature

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 473-476

  Gersbach, P ^a,b   Kaufmann, U ^a   Althaus, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Left pericardial defect; Malposition of the heart; Paraclinical examinations; Surgical exposure

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 0029683336     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80121-7     Document Type: Article

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