Right partial pericardial agenesis: An unusual case discovered during a heart surgery

The pericardial agenesis occurs from a premature atrophy of the left Cuvier vein during embryonic development (Larsen, 2003). It is a non-frequent disease, most of the time accidentally discovered and mainly found at the left side of the pericardium (Centola et al., 2009). We report a case of right...

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Main Authors: A.W. Terra, C. Dommerc, F. Levy, A. Eker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260815000940