Lt.Col. Ioannis Ch. PAPACHRISTOS, M.D.

ESTS Regent for Greece, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon

LTC Ioannis Ch. PAPACHRISTOS, MD

Pericardial Cyst in vivo		YELLOW arrows: the Pericardial Cyst inside the patient's body (in vivo). Dark Blue: the Pericardium Light Blue: the Lung (RLL) Green: the Right Phrenic nerve Purple: the diaphragm (muscular part) White: diaphragm (tendinous part)
The specimen of the Resected pericardial "Cyst" *"Diverticulum"*		The resected and emptied "Cyst" appears to have a communication (blue arrows) with the interior of the pericardial cavity: it is, therefore, a "Pericardial Diverticulum," not a true "Cyst."
The pericardial Defect post resection of the Pericardial Diverticulum		The residual pericardial Defect post resection of the Pericardial Diverticulum (the Defect is shown here prior to its partly repair)

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