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CT and MRI Findings in a Child with Constrictive Pericarditis |
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| Authors: | S.-J. Chen Y.-W. Li M.-H. Wu I.-S. Chiu J.-K. Wang C.-T. Su H.-C. Lue J. C.-Y. Hsu |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Medical Imaging, Medical College and Hospital, National Taiwan University, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 100 Taiwan, Republic of China, TW;(2) Department of Pediatrics, Medical College and Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipai, Taiwan, Republic of China, TW;(3) Department of Surgery, Medical College and Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, TW |
| 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 2.8× the diameter of the descending aorta at the same level. Symptoms were dramatically improved after pericardiectomy. The histopathological features confirmed chronic pericarditis. |
| Keywords: | : Constrictive pericarditis — CT — MRI — Child |
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