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Congenital Pericardial Defect Associated with Tetralogy of Fallot

1964; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 29; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1161/01.cir.29.1.132

1524-4539

Florencio A. Hipona, Andrew B. Crummy,

Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade

Congenital pericardial defect is a rare anomaly with a total of 115 cases in the literature. The two cases discussed are the first reported to be associated with tetralogy of Fallot. The only known case of herniation of normal lung through a pericardial defect into the pericardial cavity is described.