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Congenital absence of pericardium in babies with patent ductus arteriosus

Omar AI 1 , Anas R 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Azhar Ibrahim Omar, MBBS. Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, 15586, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. azharibrahimomar@gmail.com
  • 2 R Anas, MS. Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, 15586, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia, 2013 Jun;68(3):259-61.
PMID: 23749018 MyJurnal

Abstract

We report a case of two babies with absence of pericardium and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The absence of pericardium was found coincidentally during PDA ligation. The PDA was successfully ligated but the pericardium was not reconstructed. Postoperatively, the agenesis of the pericardium did not interfere with cardiac function.

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