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. 1977;4(3):318–322.

ABSENCE OF THE LEFT PERICARDIUM, SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX, AND PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS

J Richard Rees 1,2
PMCID: PMC287673  PMID: 15216111

Abstract

A 19-year-old male patient with congenital absence of the left pericardium, spontaneous pneumothorax, and a patent ductus is presented. The diagnosis of absence of the left pericardium was made at operation but should have been entertained preoperatively because of the concomitant occurrence of a left spontaneous pneumothorax.

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