CT and MRI findings in a child with constrictive pericarditis
Journal
Pediatric Cardiology
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
3
Pages
259-262
Date Issued
1998
Author(s)
Abstract
Constrictive pericarditis is rare in children. We report computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in a 3-year- old girl. She had a swollen abdomen that increased in two months. CT and MRI showed a thickened pericardium (5.2 mm) without calcification, Both atria were enlarged and ventricles were relatively small. The engorged inferior vena cava had 2.8x the diameter of the descending aorta at the same level. Symptoms were dramatically improved after pericardiectomy. The histopathological features confirmed chronic pericarditis.
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article; calcification; case report; computer assisted tomography; constrictive pericarditis; female; histopathology; human; human tissue; inferior cava vein; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; preschool child; Child, Preschool; Chronic Disease; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Pericardiectomy; Pericarditis, Constrictive; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Type
journal article