Bronchogenic cyst associated with pericardial defect: Case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Partial defect of the pericardium combined with bronchogenic cyst is a very rare congenital anomaly. We describe the case of a 32-year-old man with a partial defect of the left pericardium and a bronchogenic cyst arising from the border of the pericardial defect. The cyst was successfully resected with the harmonic scalpel by three-port videothoracoscopic approach. © 2011 Imperatori et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.