Intrapericardial bronchogenic cyst adherent to ascending aorta in young patient

Abstract

Bronchogenic cysts arise from an abnormal budding of the ventral diverticulum of the foregut or the thracheobronchial tree during embryogenesis. An intrapericardial location is an extremely rare finding. Symptoms are related to cardiac structure compression, but in most case they remain asymptomatic. We present a case of intrapericardial bronchogenic cyst in a young patient, resected entirely with repair of right lateral proximal ascending aorta with PTFE graft.

Keywords

• Intrapericardial
• Bronchogenic cyst
• Ascending aorta
• Young