Right partial pericardial agenesis: An unusual case discovered during a heart surgery

Abstract

The pericardial agenesis occurs from a premature atrophy of the left Cuvier vein during embryonic development (Larsen, 2003). It is a non-frequent disease, most of the time accidentally discovered and mainly found at the left side of the pericardium (Centola et al., 2009). We report a case of right partial pericardial agenesis discovered during a sternotomy.

Keywords

• Partial agenesis
• Right pericardium
• Unusual