Partial Pericardial Defect Incidentally Discovered During Coronary Bypass Surgery.
10.3346/jkms.2010.25.1.145
- Author:
Kuk Hui SON
1
;
Ho Sung SON
;
Eun Jeong CHOI
;
Kyung SUN
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Medical School, Seoul, Korea. ksunmd@kumc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Congenital Abnormalities;
Pericardium;
Phrenic nerve;
Coronary Artery Bypass
- MeSH:
Aged;
Coronary Angiography;
*Coronary Artery Bypass;
Coronary Artery Disease/radiography/*surgery;
Humans;
Male;
Pericardium/*abnormalities;
Phrenic Nerve;
Polytetrafluoroethylene/therapeutic use
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2010;25(1):145-147
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 71-yr-old male patient with three vessel coronary artery disease underwent a coronary artery bypass graft. The patient was found to have a large pericardial defect at the apex of the heart that measured approximately 18 cm in circumference. The edge of the pericardial defect impinged on the epicardial coronary arteries. The left phrenic nerve descended via the dorsal boundary of the pericardial defect. Following coronary artery bypass grafting, the pericardial defect was repaired with a polytetrafluorethylene patch. The patient had an uncomplicated postoperative course.
